Why Do I Write: Challenge from Chuck Wendig
I’ve mentioned in other posts that I started writing at age seven, and that is completely true. I wrote incessantly for years. And then stopped. I became a wife, a mother, an employee. I went to graduate school and learned how to think and write in an academic fashion. And the imagination and fearlessness that…
2nd part of the story with no title! comment–is this a happy tale or a sad one; any more thoughts on the title?
Second part of the story with no title. Tyler is now age 13. Reader participation needed… Should this be a tragic tale? or a happy allegory? Post below. And we still need a title. What does this new chapter do to your original thoughts on the title? School wasn’t kind to Tyler. He couldn’t control…
“Don’t let anybody else tell you how you write. And don’t let your own brain sabotage you. Undercut the pressure. Care less.”
If you haven’t read Chuck Wendig’s twitter conversation about writing today, stop what you are doing and read it. Truth, y’all.
Story Needs A Title! Please Leave Yours in Comments
Here’s the beginning of a story. What is this story’s title? Leave in comments, please! Tyler knew his father had left him. His dad also, in the leaving, left his mother, but it was Tyler he was avoiding. Even at age four, he knew this. Ever since Tyler was born, Tyler had bouts of what…
Jennifer Estep is doing a blog tour…and guess where she is stopping by?
Watch this space on July 28th for a conversation with Jennifer Estep! You can see all blog tour stops here.
Kevin Hearne is a seriously great writer, and I resent it
I absolutely love the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne, and I am not alone. If you haven’t read the series, then start at the beginning and read them in order. Staked, the next one is coming out soon-ish. Here’s a link to Kevin’s page. Go and buy his stuff. http://kevinhearne.com/ I’m thinking of going…
Review of Spell Blind (The Case Files of Justis Fearsson by David B. Coe)
Spell Blind is a new book in a new series by David B. Coe. I totally recommend it. I’ll be honest, it took me a bit to get hooked, so if you start it, stick with it. You’ll get into it, I promise. It takes Coe a little while to explain the characters and the…
How Murder Came to the Sasquatch
How Murder Came to the Sasquatch The dead body settled into the river bed, barely disturbing the underwater plants or any of the river’s cold-blooded residents. If they were of the mind to notice, they would note that they’ve seen this before. And for some, it simply represented food, a part of the chain to…
When you send flowers, put a name on the card
Lessons from the last two weeks: 1. Editing happens. You don’t have to like it, but you do have to respect it. If you write, you edit. The first draft is basically vomit on paper. The second draft removes obvious grammatical errors. The third draft will reveal crazy changes in tense, POV, or inconsistencies in the…