In June, I posted about what I wanted in my ideal writing space since I’d just moved into my new apartment with a lot more room. I mean, a lot more room. From small studio to spacious one bedroom. Due to a whirlwindy summer, it took me three months to get things exactly how I [...]
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Thanks to Rachel Vincent, author of one of my favorite urban fantasy series, I downloaded the free trial of Post-It Digital Notes a few days ago. Now, I’m not sure this is how they intended this program to be used, but it makes for a GREAT virtual plotting board.
I’ve never used the same process for [...]
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Well, the big move is complete. That is, I’m in the apartment with all my belongings. But all those belongings are in boxes and are scattered around in large piles that are hard to maneuver. But there’s something really great about all of this. I have so much more space, and I’ll be able to [...]
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One of the most important elements of a story is the names. At least, that’s how I look at it. Names can really help define a character. They can cause me to perceive a character a certain way, and it can say a lot about who they are and where they came from.
I’m having a [...]
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The other day, I was reading Agent Nathan Bransford’s blog and his post about Query Letter Mad Libs. He developed his own mad lib for writing query letters. He posts it here and suggests testing it out to see if you can come up with a decent query letter for your novel with this formula. [...]
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I am busy writing at the moment so I am going to just post an inspirational quote for the day. It’s from Theodore Roosevelt. He isn’t speaking about writing, but I find that it can apply. It’s about working hard, trying again and again and putting your heart and soul into something.
It’s not the critic [...]
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It’s a tad late to announce this, but I just found it today and thought it seemed promising for those of you who would be able to attend.
Tomorrow, mediabistro.com is hosting a Children’s Book and Young Adult Novel Writing class that will be led by Penguin editor, Joy Peskin.
This is a four hour class from [...]
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Today, I was looking for an old character sketch I had completed for a previous work-in-progress. A couple of years ago, I chucked that mystery because of the usual boredom, lack of plotting and just plain bad writing. However, I did have a great outline and method for doing character sketches, and I went in [...]
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After I completed Round One of the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge, I wrote a quick post about what I learned from the experience. After reflecting a bit, I decided I have a few more things to share about it and short story writing contests in general.
1. I Finished Something
Lately, [...]
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Writer’s Market is one of the most comprehensive resources in print for the freelance writer wanting to publish novels, magazine articles and trade journal articles. If you are looking for possible publishing opportunities, I highly recommend picking up a copy of this.
Insights and Advice
The first 100 or so pages include articles and interviews with authors [...]
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