Ah, Deep POV, or Deep Penetration, as Orson Scott Card calls it. There’s nothing quite as titillating. And no, we’re…
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Firefly Friday – Flip that Cliché, a writing tip
Last Friday I wrote a blog post on the spur of the moment – Writing Lessons from the TV Show…
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 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 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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