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Pantsers – Done with your first draft and not sure what to do with the god-awful mess?
You’ve finally finished your first draft and you’re ecstatic. You should be! Many aspiring writers never get that far! Go…
Continue ReadingExciting News! I finaled in the Marlene Contest! (and a conference update)
I’ve been aggressively entering RWA Chapter contests since December, and so far I’ve gotten results back from two. The first…
Continue ReadingPolishing my Pitch for the FF&P Fantasy on the Bayou Conference this weekend
I’ve had a nervous stomach since last Wednesday when I realized this conference was only a little over a week…
Continue ReadingAdding Truth to Fiction Might Cause Hair Loss
Truly. How many times have you woven in cool tidbits from your research only to be slammed by your beta…
Continue ReadingOh, For A Title…
Next to perfecting my query, coming up with a better title than TO OUR FUTURE is a big one for…
Continue ReadingYou Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto – The Challenge of Multiple POVs
My current novel has two Points of View (POV), and boy are they completely different. One is the quirky, slightly…
Continue ReadingToby Stephens as Mr. Rochester, inspiration for my hero
During my initial draft, I’d scoured magazines cutting out pictures, trying to find what my hero, Lord Montagu, looked like…
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 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…
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