Another member of one of my writing groups went to a conference this summer, where she was given a structure for writing a solid, sellable novel in 20 weeks. In […]
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As seen in the list here, I am one of the authors chosen for an upcoming anthology of “Hint Fiction”, which will be published by WW Norton in Fall 2010. […]
Read moreMore thoughts on outlines
As I’ve said before, I’m big on outlining. I have my twelve-part structure for novel outlines. Outlines help me get finished. They give me a sense of the Big Picture, […]
Read moreFantasy Manifesto #4
Try not to Cut and Paste Cultures Now, this is one of the hardest things for a Fantasy writer. A lot of what is considered, shall we say “typical” for […]
Read moreI just got word that I sold a piece. More details when I have them.
Read moreReader question answered
OK, this is actually the first time I’ve had a Reader Question in which to answer. So why not make a post of it? I forgot to ask: do you […]
Read moreToday’s work: further tweaking of VER01. There’s a fight scene– or specifically two paragraphs of that fight scene, that could use a bit of change-up. I think I gave my […]
Read moreI have had a productive week, even if the three 3No6Mo projects didn’t really advance in a word-count related way. I didn’t NOT, advance, mind you, just not as much […]
Read moreGridlock
There is such a thing as Creativity Gridlock. This is a different beast than Writers’ Block. I’ve had Writers’ Block, where you just STARE at the blank screen until your […]
Read moreLost track of time while writing. Was cooking along, looked up at the clock, saw it was 1:30 in the morning. Whoops. At least I was productive, moving USS Banshee […]
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