During my initial draft, I’d scoured magazines cutting out pictures, trying to find what my hero, Lord Montagu, looked like…
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Who Was Ada Lovelace?
I’m going to go all fangrrrl on this lady, so beware! This past Friday was international Ada Lovelace Day, where…
Continue ReadingThird Draft Finished
I set myself a deadline of last night to finish up my third draft, and I made it! I had…
Continue ReadingWriting Lessons from the TV show Firefly
I’m not feeling too well tonight, so I thought I’d sit down and do a Firefly marathon, a lamentably short-lived…
Continue ReadingIn Celebration of Ada Lovelace Day: Dr. Janet Whitson
Today is world-wide Ada Lovelace Day. Daughter of English poet, Lord Byron, she is often credited as being the first…
Continue ReadingResearch Can Add Rich Detail: The British Museum
My main character works at the British Museum in present day, but finds herself in 1834 London. I thought it…
Continue ReadingMy NaNoWriMo Dilemma
It’s October! There’s a chill in the air (yes, even down here in the Kingdom of Mobile) and I’m starting…
Continue ReadingTips on how to wrestle your draft into shape
Photo by Rae Grimm (bloodylery) Okay, you’ve finished your first draft and you’ve done your happy dance (that’s obligatory, BTW).…
Continue ReadingRevision of Ending Complete, Or, be thankful for pushers
Photo by Rae Grimm (bloodylery) After much gnashing of teeth and hair pulling and Funyun consumption, I finally strapped myself…
Continue ReadingStruggling with Revising the End
Earlier this week I blogged about Why I’m Happy My Mom Hates the Ending… because it means she’d been emotionally engaged…
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