Writing Life

The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.

Why 99 Cents Is a Perfectly Good Price for a Book

Why 99 Cents Is a Perfectly Good Price for a Book

I love (and by love, I mean, get alternately amused or annoyed by) the accusation that a low price devalues me, and every other writer with me. Do I think 99 cents is all my book is worth? Hell, no. I put a lot of hours and tears and edits into that book. I have […]

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Strreeetttch

Strreeetttch

I’m writing a romance story. Those of you who know me can pick your jaw up now. You may have noticed I’m not big on romance as a genre. I had a scarring experience as a teen with 1970s era Harlequins. And I’m easily annoyed by sentiment. Those women who watch romantic comedies? Not me.

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Six Sentence Sunday from His Faithful Squire

Six Sentence Sunday from His Faithful Squire

Rafe and Taro take an ill-considered vacation. Here their fellow guests just arrived.   Eight people came in that boat, including the boatman. I’d slept with all of them. Including the boatman. Hell. It was likeโ€ฆthe world took a step back. I stood barefoot on worn-soft wood, surrounded by sunshine and water and pretty people,

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Day Twelve: The Speculative Element

Day Twelve: The Speculative Element

Every day this grows to require more time. Also, I’m coming up with stuff I don’t want to share, as it will ruin the story when you read it (as I certainly hope you will.) So I’m going to stop posting this after today. I’ll continue with the world-building eventually, but for right now…it’s time

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Day Eleven: Focus In

Today’s exercise is to expand on one area of the culture you’ve created for your world. We have a bare-bones timeline, the bare-bones elements of a language, the bare-bones of an economic and political scene. Drat, running out of time! I somehow got myself some piled-up deadlines… Anyway. Frantic typing ensues. Dwarves live in the

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