The joy of Pinterest, and the pitfalls! Whenever I've gotten stuck in the past few days regarding the WIP, I have flown to my Pinterest page where I have selected certain faces to help "cast" or represent the characters in the novel. This has been great fun. So much fun. Probably too much fun. I … Continue reading Week 3 – Camp Nano 2021
Well, I did say I normally hit a slump right around week two and I wasn't wrong. However, my Pinterest/Reading/Netflix plan did work! I took several hours off yesterday doing other things and in the evening I was able to get words on the page. This isn't to say that this process will work for … Continue reading Week 2 – Camp Nano 2021
I'm not certain who first coined the phrase that writers must "kill their darlings" but I find myself staring down the barrel of my proverbial gun today. With my shelter book finally completed - yes, that only took me all of COVID and then some to finish - I am on to the next project! … Continue reading Killing Darlings
Writing is not for the faint of heart. When I started this whole writing thing, I was a child who thought it was great fun. One assignment from a teacher in the sixth grade opened the world of fiction to me and I played around with all the fantasy, making shallow stories that grazed through … Continue reading The Courage It Takes
Recently I began reading a new book from one of my favorite authors. I had been looking forward to this book because it was revisiting 1800's London and the author had done a beautiful job describing that time period. I also love the fantastical elements of the world she created. Urban fantasy is fascinating to … Continue reading Casting the Book
This month we're sharing excerpts of our work that relate to travel or vacation. And because I'm in the middle of a new work, you get a tiny taste of One Big Werewolf Wedding. The title is obviously in the works. And thanks to my stepmother, who requested I visit steampunk again, I have opted … Continue reading August Round Robin – Travel Teasers
Last week I noted the things that I managed to complete in 2018 - which was a lot and I'm still patting myself on the back for a good year. I recognize that only die-hard fans really care about this stuff, and for those of you out there who count yourselves among this rare breed … Continue reading Wherein I Forecast 2019 (Writing-wise, of course)
Even with a holiday visiting my mother - on the other side of the nation, I might add - I managed to make it passed the 50k mark and win NaNoWriMo. The rest of the year will be spent finishing this novel about ghouls and goblins and dragons. It has been great fun to write … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2018 Results
Two weeks ago I mentioned the Writing Excuses Master Class put out a few years back. This is a free class that you can access via audio or transcript on the Writing Excuses website and I recommend it to anyone and everyone who enjoys the writing process. Moving along in the course, I have my … Continue reading Character Auditions – WE Master Class Blog
When we last visited the subject about what prompted our writing careers, I mentioned an assignment from the sixth grade where the teacher read the opening of a story and then told us to write what came next. While I still consider that assignment the launching point for my love-affair with the written word, there … Continue reading August Round Robin – Creation of a Writer
