So…quitting the Doomy Summer of Editing DOOM didn’t actually happen. When I backed off my guys for a bit, they came up with some answers. They waited till we were halfway through the frakking book because they’re assholes, yes, but…answers. Along with stumbling about trying to fix the implausible plot in this book, I’ve flailed […]
So I mentioned I’ve been wandering Chuck Wendig’s blog. Today I stumbled on this post:Â Six Questions to Ask as You Write. (Still not for the faint of heart–but damn, he cracks me up!) If you don’t care to go over there, here are the six things to ask yourself about a scene, in a
I don’t want to look at my story. I never want to see it again. Ever. Except that I do. While I’m setting fire to it. And then I want to watch it burn, bits of it floating up into the sky, carrying its flamey destruction with it… So I realized today that except for
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I’m pretty sure I’ve never blogged about cooking before. I don’t mind cooking if conditions are right, and I make a mean cheesecake if I get the urge, but it’s not something I care to chat about usually. Maybe I’ll do it a bit more often if I talk about it. Lately I’ve been trying
I don’t even know where that frakking day went. I got a very few things done, but…yeesh. MOVE, you stupid story! MOOOVVVVEEE.
So my wonderful librarian friend emailed me. She’s read several of my novels and I’ve found her to be pretty much right on target in her suggestions. (and no, her suggestions are not “it’s perfect publish it now!” ) Anyway. Email. She was thinking about my books, and decided that she really thought Taro and
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This, my friends, is why it’s good to give the minions a break. Not nearly as many as they demand, no, but every now and then you’ve got to take a step back and let them play. I know how to fix that shopping scene, the one I wanted to cut though I thought was
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