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For those who have been following along, they'll notice that aside from Round Robin Blogs it has been a little quiet on my end. Which is unusual for someone who tries to get a post up a week while shouting excitement about the upcoming novel Nora and the Werewolf Wedding. ((See that COUNTDOWN at the … Continue reading Nora, Updates, and Radio Silence
I have a plan and it's a good plan. Or at least I think it is a good plan. Ask me again when all this is over. So here's the plan... Last Child of Winter is nearly complete. It turned out longer than I intended, which I think is probably good because it means I … Continue reading Where I Pretend I Know What I’m Doing…
We are coming up on the holidays and I am about to take a step back from Blogging so that I can concentrate on family and reading and winding down, so this will be my last real post of the year. That means I get to talk about all the amazing things I managed to … Continue reading 2022’s Yearly Wrap-Up
The official NaNoWriMo is over, but for many of us the writing continues well into December. While it is amazing to write 50,000 words in 30 days, most novels are more than that, and my current project is no exception. However, Nation Novel Writing Month comes with some awesome winner's goodies that always make me … Continue reading Writing Software – A Personal Note from an Author
Since Paw Prints on the Wall has been released and continues to do well - thank you again to everyone who has purchased my novel - it is now my job to pick up the next project and continue working on it. Or, well, that's been my job the whole time. I never really stopped … Continue reading Writing in Different Genres
There was a time I swore I would never write First Person POV outside of my own journal. To me, the lines between author and character blurred far too much, which is likely because my first attempts at writing were done in this vein. Back in the 6th Grade - yes, that's when I first … Continue reading Writing in the First Person POV
(A brief peek into this odd-ball brain of mine since the beginning of the current work in progress.) Me: Alright! It's an urban fantasy about a marital counselor to the supernatural. Werewolves, vampires, and all those magical creatures! It'll be great. Internal Editor: You can't be serious. Urban Fantasy is full of women in tight … Continue reading Arguments with my Internal Editor
She'd heard all these things before.She knew the chances of landing a traditional publishing deal were astronomical. All the statistics were the same. All the naysaying was the same. And that nagging voice telling her the minimum wage day job was all she would ever know?Yes, that too was the same.So why was this article … Continue reading The Article of Doom
I love high stakes stories. I love when the heroes have to battle against all odds and sacrifice all of themselves to reach the end goal. And I love when that end goal is "life as we know it" or Armageddon. And I love the hero who is plucky and normal but housing some extraordinary … Continue reading Abandoning or Embracing Cliché’s
Alright, so I was intrigued by the idea of editing an outline before you've gone in and started your story. Normally I get one outline done and then I have to edit it midway through the book to compensate for all the extra things I've learned about the characters and little subplots that have cropped … Continue reading Editing Outlines
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