The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.
Recently I raved here about Save the Cat! Some friends wanted to hear more, so I thought I’d break down possibly the most valuable page in any writing book I own–with the clear caution that this alone isn’t enough (unless you are far better at taking a thought and running with it than I am.) […]
Save the Cat!: The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet (the BS2) Read More ยป
It always amuses me when people talk of their One True Way, because I am more like Chuck Wendig (on whose blog this post started)–I have none. While that book had to be planned to get anywhere at all, this one will shrivel and die, staring with betrayed eyes as it does, if I so
A chime sounded in the shuttle. People hurried in. Seats that had been tilted were set upright. Luggage was stashed. Jadzia sighed and put her device away and glanced at Kolya and froze. Then she snatched something from the seat in front of her and put it in Kolya’s hand. Airsick bag it said, with
Off-Planet #teaserTuesday Read More ยป
Back to school shopping yesterday. The kid got clothes, shoes, curling iron (yes, she’s becoming A GIRL) (Boys, be aware–she knows karate. And my daddy taught me to shoot when I was ten. Yes, guns. I won’t hunt for sport, but I love shooting.) Ahem. Not really comfortable with this girl-thing of hers yet. >_>
When you get to a certain point as a writer… …you need new toys. No, seriously. As you can see, I have the need for a file cabinet. Adding this to the household allows me to get rid of a falling-apart file-box, and an ugly stack of folders on one of my few shelves. And
Pardon me while I try to plow through my library books. I do not like to return them unread, and I do not like to upset my librarians by keeping them overlong. So. No Plot? No Problem: A Low-Stress, High Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days is NaNoWriMo founder Chris Baty’s…well, guide
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When they tell you that writing a script can help your novel–listen. Like many writers, I am a rabid collector of writing books. Until fate brought Save the Cat into my hands, though, I’d resisted moving beyond novel-writing books. Not because I doubted they would help at all. Because I felt I should focus, since