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Category Archives: Writing
Playlist Complete; or Music To Scribble Words By
(Post-A-Day Challenge, Day 12) Okay, I can now check another item off of my NaNoWriMo “to do” list: I’ve finished rebuilding my playlist. I think, if you clicky on the thingy below, you should be able to see a spreadsheet … Continue reading
Progress Toward Goals; or November Is Even Closer Now
(Post-A-Day Challenge, Day 11) Well, we’re about a third of the way through the month. I have to admit that coming up with a topic for a posting each and every day is harder than I thought it would be. … Continue reading
The Mystery Of The Amazing Disappearing Characters; or, She Was Here Just A Second Ago!
(Day 10 of Post-A-Day Challenge) Anyone ever had a character (or several characters) disappear on them? I have. All the time. The sad part is, most of the time I don’t even notice it until later. I set up … Continue reading
Beating The Bushes; or, Finding Time To Write (Even When Your’re Not Writing)
(Post-A-Day Challenge, Day 9) One of the challenges of writing, unless you’re lucky enough to be independently wealthy and don’t have to hold down a day job, is finding the time to do it. So, like lots of other people … Continue reading
Details, Details; or, Adding The Highlights
(Post-A-Day Challenge, Day 8) One of the things I am trying to do on my current edit pass on Book 1 of the Winterbourne series is to add in some of the little details that will help bring the story … Continue reading
November Is Coming; or, NaNoWriMo Prep
(Day 6 of Post-A-Day Challenge) On the various lists and communities to which I belong, I’m beginning to see more postings about things people are doing to prepare for the upcoming NaNoWriMo challenge. I’ve seen people who already have detailed … Continue reading
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The Big Picture; or, Pondering the Story Arc
(Day 5 of Post-A-Day Challenge) Okay, since one of the purposes of participating in the Post-A-Day Challenge is to get me ready for NaNoWriMo, I should probably talk about that at some point, shouldn’t I? So if you’re new around … Continue reading
Paring It Down; or Sometimes, Less Is More
(Post-A-Day Challenge, Day 3) One of the hardest parts of editing for me is figuring out which scenes are needed and which are not. I have to admit that my judgment is often clouded by how much I like a … Continue reading
One-Stop Shopping For Character Ideas; or A Visit To The Big Blue Store
(Post-A-Day Challenge, Day 2) I know what I’m going to do the next time I have a free day — or even just several hours — to spend on brainstorming for writing. I’m going to Ikea. Colorado just got an … Continue reading
Post-A-Day Challenge; or, I Obviously Wasn’t Busy Enough Already
Damn you, WordPress. There I was, quietly minding my own business, when you had to oh-so-innocently toss a lure my direction: Warm up for NaNoWriMo by participating in the Post-A-Day Challenge. It wasn’t enough that I had already challenged myself … Continue reading
Notes from Edit-head; or, More Musings on Revisions
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in “edit head” this week. Which is not a new thing for me, or terribly unusual What is unusual is that I seem to be bouncing around between projects. I dabbled a bit … Continue reading
Link Salad, September 2011 Edition
Hi, everyone! Popping in today with a “link salad” posting. Which means, basically, that I’m taking all of the good writing links that I’ve found and saved up over the past month or so and sharing them with you. First … Continue reading
Comin’ Back For More; or, What I Learned From My Second WorldCon Writer’s Workshop
So, now that it’s more than a month after my second experience with a WorldCon Writer’s Workshop (this time in Reno), I thought I’d share my experiences with everyone. (I first posted about this back in July; rather than repeat … Continue reading
A New Blog Home; or, I’m Ba-a-ack!
Yay! I finally did it! I created a new writing blog for myself here on WordPress. As the title says, this blog is going to be about writing and other creative endeavours. That means that while I will still (once … Continue reading
The Story Behind The Story; or, Why Are You Telling Me This Now?
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) My WIP has taken a strange turn. My brain has suddenly insisted that I stop what I’m writing and set down a (fairly detailed) account of the main character’s eighteenth birthday. Chances … Continue reading
Working Through The Rough Bits; or, What To Do When The Words Just Won’t Come Out
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) I’ve been plugging slowly, stolidly away on my current WIP, working title “Fairies Living At The Bottom Of The Garden.” But it’s going slowly. Very slowly. I know why it’s going slowly: … Continue reading
Workshops; or, How To Let The Air Out Of Your Ego In One Easy Step
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) I’ve gone and done it again. I’ve submitted three chapters of my current work in progress to the Writer’s Workshop at the World Science Fiction Convention. What does that mean? It means … Continue reading
Multitasking; or Can Writer Head and Edit Head Ever Work Together?
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) It’s summer, and I’ve agreed to take part in a summer writing challenge. The problem is, my brain got stuck in Edit Head. You see, at the same time, I was also … Continue reading
Decisions, Decisions; or How Do You Know When You’re Doing It Right?–Part 2
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) I discovered I had more to say on this topic, so we’re revisiting it this week. My second edit of “The Daughters of August Winterbourne” is all but complete. I have to … Continue reading
Summer Writing Challenge 2011; or, How I Plan To Spend My Summer Vacation
(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) June is here once again, and with it, the Summer Writing Challenge. My friend Branni got me into this last summer: it’s a “set your own goal” writing challenge, with two teams … Continue reading
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