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Guest Post – Writing Process

-- I got this email about process from a writer friend and was overwhelmed by its succinct kick-in-the-face truth. With permission, I'm sharing it anonymously ...


Today in Editing

I've been editing the same chapter for hours, and it's not even a chapter with a lot of changes.I'm learning to edit I need to ...


Strapping m’ big girl boots on

Oh, where did October go? Thanksgiving and Hallowe'en, Board meetings, Tinfoilman Triathalons, visiting with friends, overtime. Busy month. I've been working during this month, writing. ...


Of course, then sometimes you play Echo Bizarre

So, Great Ideas Are Brewing! Yessss. Excitement to start anew! Hurray! Only we were hit by this cold/flu thing - mine came with added hubris, because I thought ...


Where Babies Come From

So here I am, at the beginning again. INSIGNIFICANT HOLY is out, and so far the notes have not had an eye toward rewriting, so ...


Passing through Submissions Anxiety, FIN: The crap you cannot control

So, say you've done everything you can in crafting your novel at the level you're working at. You're aware of your strengths, weaknesses, why you write, ...


Passing through Submissions Anxiety, 4: Smooth Moves

The last thing all the writer resources talk about is plot. Plot was my weakness in Eureka, and is less of an issue in Insignificant ...


Passing through Submissions Anxiety, 3: Your Peeps

Continuing this odd series of anxiety and the things I've learned indirectly from writer's resources, I'll talk a bit about character and dialogue. Practicing character and ...


Passing through Submissions Anxiety, 2: Stammering out a Manuscript

Writing a sentence that does what you need it to, is interesting, and is recognizable is context dependant - a good presentation is not the same ...


Passing Through Submissions Anxiety, 1: Writer’s Block

Gah!  The problem with writing a post about anxiety in submissions and putting yourself out there is that it's hard to get hold of.  So you're getting a ...