February 1, 2012July 21, 2020Uncategorized Almost Done Only a couple of pages to edit and I’ll be done with my first novel! Okay, technically, this is not the first […] Read more
January 18, 2012July 21, 2020Uncategorized The Business Side I attended a workshop over the weekend on how to develop your 2-minute elevator pitch and confirmed two things I really wanted to […] Read more
January 11, 2012July 21, 2020Uncategorized Possessed by the Story Characters have been fleshed out, the world building is done, the story arch is set- now, my novel is writing itself. My […] Read more
January 5, 2012July 21, 2020Uncategorized Pop Culture Reference in Fiction I just finished reading The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon. It was an interesting story. I might have to check out her other […] Read more
January 1, 2012July 21, 2020Uncategorized The New Year I used to make New Years Resolutions, don’t anymore. I never keep them. I have goals for the year. Hmm, is there […] Read more
December 26, 2011July 21, 2020Uncategorized World Building: The Little Details It’s easy to get caught up in the big picture of your novel and forget your character is wearing a watch for […] Read more
December 19, 2011July 21, 2020Uncategorized Writer’s Block? My mind can sometimes be my enemy. I’m looking at this blank blog post and nothing is coming to mind. This is […] Read more
December 1, 2011July 21, 2020Uncategorized Writers Don’t Be Lazy I’ve gotten too comfortable with my writing. Need to do something about that. In a short story I wrote recently, my characters […] Read more
November 7, 2011July 21, 2020Uncategorized My Writing is Me I read often the way to deal with rejection is to remember they’re rejecting the story not me. I understood that but […] Read more
October 27, 2011July 21, 2020Uncategorized Writing Therapy Journal writing dug into my soul and pulled out things I never knew about myself. Writing all thoughts, never lifting pen from […] Read more