The road to discovery.
Make it Bigger 2 (c) Joana Croft Earlier this week I talked about my state of overwhelm. Yeah. It’s still there. However, I have made a lot of progress toward […]
A permanent state of overwhelm.
Had meeting with my editresses this weekend. They asked lots of questions and made lots of suggestions on the structure and shape of The Dream War Saga series. I went […]
Giving thanks, being thankful, and Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Arrangement 2 (c) Christa Richert Bar none, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. With no presents and no pressure, Thanksgiving is just about finding people you love, […]
SoCal, research, and the great cupcake overdose of 2012
Treasure Island Beach When writing a book set in a place you’ve never been, it’s a good idea to get pictures and information from the locals. When writing seven you […]
Why do you write?
I was kind of amazed when my local NaNo group asked me to contribute a pep-talk for this mad month of mayhem. Technically, this was my first request as an […]
NaNoWriteNoMore or How November Took Over My Life.
Eating My Own Words (c) Ry Young This is where I should be in my NaNo count: 23,333 This is where I am in my NaNo count: 11,983 This is […]
Sometimes research is one of the best things about writing.
Air Travel (c) gimbok In the name of research, I have crossed the country! Okay, also in the name of friendship and vacations and birthdays and cupcakes and just because, […]
On writing out of order.
Police at Protest 3 (c) Nick Winchester You’re going to find a lot of people on both sides of the argument about writing order. Should you progress chronologically with the […]
Inspiration from other people’s secrets.
Posted on PostSecret.com November 4, 2012 I’ve known about this site for a long time, but over the weekend I’ve become newly fascinated by PostSecret. For those of you who’ve […]
At this time last year I was…
Agenda 3 (c) Dragan Rusov For some reason it hit me yesterday that a year has passed. “Well, of course it has,” you say. “Technically a year has passed every […]
Why days off matter.
Tom Brown Park in Tallahassee FL (CC) Erica Cameron This weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to head out of town for a friend’s wedding. They held it […]
You should usually try things more than once.
Lost 1 (c) Sanja Gjenero As of last night, book 2 of The Dream War Saga has a plot! Well, it’s had a plot for a while, but it was […]
Communication, miscommunication, and Flight of the Conchords.
Shadows (c) Alex Bruda For writers, communication is kind of important. And by kind of I mean OMG SUPER DUPER CRAZY IMPORTANT. Not only do you have to be able […]
Good times they are a’comin’!
Jumping Man (c) Asif Akbar Yesterday, out of the blue, I heard from both of my editors! We’re finally getting close to the time when I have full permission to […]
The dangers and rewards of fear.
Girl Sitting On Ruins (c) Belovodchenko Anton “A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, […]