August 2009

Creating Your Novel Bible

08.31.2009

A novel notebook. Dead serious here. And I’m going to show you exactly what to buy. A big binder. This is the kind of thing I would buy. It’s cheap, but well-made. It’s huge and it’s got one of those little thingies for holding the paper down. Dividers. Lots of them.  You will thank me [...]

Tagged as: i'd recommend, notebooks, writing tools

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The Synopsis–That Witch Again

08.26.2009

I know, it’s Wednesday, and I totally had every intention of writing this awesome blog, because I am in the midst of my creative process, and I’ve got good stuff to share. But it’s the first day of school, and yesterday was the day before the first day of school and freshman orientation, and the [...]

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Is Your Writing Too Hot For Your Computer?

08.24.2009

Today’s pick was kind of a no-brainer since I recently got one of these.  First it started with the red spots on my leg when the fan blew the hot air out the side.  Then the laptop started shutting off from overheating.  Which, in theory, great feature.  I don’t want to do permanent damage to [...]

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Just the Beginning

08.23.2009

I mentioned (I think) that I’m working on a new manuscript. I’ve got several characters roughly sketched and about 35 pages of backstory (the setup for the now) written. I love this part, where there’s still so many things to do, and you can just pick and choose. Should I develop the characters more? Should [...]

Tagged as: craft, process, the care and feeding of your muse

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How Fear Can Still the Keyboard

08.19.2009

As I spent seven hours a few days ago, reading weird websites and finding ways to waste my time, I realized that I was avoiding writing out of fear.  Fear of what?  That I’m just not good enough.  I’m not good enough to pull it off, my writing isn’t good enough to be published, I’ll [...]

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Romance Geeks?

08.12.2009

I admit it. I’ve got zero inspirational words / visionary wisdom to impart. And so, I’m passing the buck. I present to you: Top 10 Geeky Things You Don’t Know About Romance Writers.  You’re welcome.

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Where Do Writers Get Their Ideas?

08.05.2009

I guess every writer ever in the history of ever has been asked this question: where do you get your ideas from? And I’d say there are a dozen dozen (this sounds weird, I mean like 12×12=144, okay?) answers for each individual writer. So I’m just going to talk about how I’ve been struck with [...]

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Material Gi–Oh, whatever! I'm back!

08.03.2009

That’s right.  For real, this time.  The sabbatical is over, my soul has been searched, I found myself just past that fork in the road, and I am here again! Okay, so, Mondays = Material Girl. Today’s offering, for you, my beloved writers and readers of writers: OMFG File Tote– The best part is that [...]

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