Nope, despite a few random posts, this has never been and still isn’t a how-to-write blog, and so I’m not about to talk a lot on how to write a book. That can be found all over the internets, and where I got it is where they (most of them) got it, so yeah. On […]
Diving into Structure Read More »
Not for me, anyway. I wouldn’t dream of denying that other people have suffered from something that sure sounds awful, but it’s not something that happens to ME. I just write. Every day. Yep. Until I don’t. Lately–for a long time, not just a week–it’s just been really hard for me to get anywhere. I
I Never Believed in Writer’s Block Read More »
Ugh, the blank page. Again. Even when I’m editing, I try to do 750words every day. I like to make sure the writing gears are greased before I set to work. But that leads to me facing the blank page at the start of every writing day. Sometimes I like the blank page. Sometimes when
Type, or the Albatross Gets It! Read More »
Long ago I was an avowed pantser. I didn’t have a plan, didn’t want a plan, having a plan killed the story for me. Just dive in and go, that was the only way I could write. Through the course of a few book-length drafts, I discovered what so many had before me: that way
How to Write a Book Read More »
Donald Maass is a master. I think a lot of people have long since agreed on that. He’s seen a lot of great and not-so-great books go by, and he’s learned to see the differences. I’ve been meaning to get my hands on his books for a VERY long time. (Fun fact–I once DID get
The Fire in Fiction: Book Review Read More »
Despite my last post on “Grist for the Mill” I know that I don’t feed my muses as much as I ought. I’m pretty busy trying to stay on top of my job, my child, my college career, my publishing career, still talk to friends once in a while–there’s just not a ton of time
Writer’s Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe. Read More »
Too many books on writing, I mean. And also “too many in a certain length of time.” I have friends who never read writing books for fear it will muck up their process. They’re afraid that they’ll spend too much time trying to make the writing fit what the book says it should be, and
There IS Such a Thing as Too Many Books Read More »