As of October 28th, Darkside of Bright has a completed first draft. Calculating how long this took, it was about 4 months of work start to finish, which isn't bad at all. There are things I am still debating changing but for now, it is going into a virtual corner to sit and simmer while … Continue reading Bring On The New
(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
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
As of this evening my novelette "Torven" has a completed rough draft. Given its very small length (16006 words) I have been toying around with the idea of giving it away for free or really, really cheap (after it's gone through a rigorous editing) which has led me to the normal marketing spiel/debate. I've been … Continue reading Writing and Business and the In-Between
Technically I started this book over a decade ago while working at a Clinic & Hospital. I toted it around in a notebook and copied pages off for my mother since typing on the electric typewriter (shut up, I couldn't afford a computer back then) took more time than I had. Yes, she still has … Continue reading Throwing Confetti! (AKA – Persona’s Re-Write is done!)
I'm so happy to be joining the Round Robin Blog Hop this month. This month's topic discusses social/current event issues that are important to me and how, when, or if I allow them to seep into my fiction. Let me start off with admitting that I definitely allow social issues to be addressed in my … Continue reading Round Robin Blog Posts – Social Issues in Fiction
I know there are lots people out there who just plain won't write if they do not have the proper inspiration. They follow their creative muse and lean heavily on the concept of being an artist, and those things are true. Writing is an art and yes, sometimes you just plain don't want to write. … Continue reading Writing While Unmotivated
Every book teaches me something. Even the books I hate teach me what I want to avoid in my personal writing. I might rage about certain aspects of the story or throw the book across the room when I'm done with it (if I have it on hard copy instead of Kindle, of course) but … Continue reading Breathable Text
In answer to everyone who has ever looked at me and said; "I just don't see how you do it." It never starts with a blank page so let's go ahead and toss that myth out the window. The blank page comes later, and it never stays blank for long because the moment pen meets … Continue reading Creation Phase
I am dubbing 2014 as a success in spite of the avocado fiasco and am seriously excited to see what I can accomplish in 2015. I've already got a couple of things planned but today we're filling out the writing schedule for the whole year ... which I'll admit is like my favorite part of … Continue reading Bring it on 2015!
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