Today we have a guest blogger for Firefly Friday, where we examine a writing tip using the TV Show Firefly…
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Oh, For A Title…
Next to perfecting my query, coming up with a better title than TO OUR FUTURE is a big one for…
Continue ReadingSix Sentence Sunday – 11/20/11
I thought I’d start participating in #sixsentencesunday (#sixsunday) with a snippet from my time-travel romance WIP. I currently have this out to…
Continue ReadingWeekend Grab Bag – From Writing Tips to a Steampunk Mister Potato Head
Writing: Yesterday @JanetNorCal sent out this plea, can anyone help her? I thought someone tweeted a link to the fine…
Continue ReadingFirefly Friday – Are you giving readers an excuse to put your book down?
Welcome to the next installment of Firefly Friday, where we examine a writing tip chestnut and marry it to my…
Continue ReadingFirst stab at a query letter – whatcha think?
This past Sunday, I posted about my struggles to boil my novel down to one sentence: the dreaded logline. Since…
Continue ReadingBooks vs. e-Readers: Both are here to stay
At the end of last month a blogger I follow posted 8 Reasons Regular Books Will Become an Endangered Species which…
Continue ReadingBoiling down a plot into one sentence – argh!
I know why I’ve been procrastinating lately. I’d purposely chosen to not participate in NaNoWriMo in order to concentrate on the…
Continue ReadingWeekend Grab Bag – From Writing Tips to Darth Vader’s Love Life
It’s getting colder down here in Mobile, brrr! Here’s my roundup of of blog posts I found helpful this week,…
Continue ReadingSmash That Mirror! Why Self-Referencing Critiquers Could Be Dangerous
I’ve had a blog post in mind for a while on the dangers of critiquers that self-reference motivations for your characters…
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