Michelle Athy's Blog, page 30

A Little Writing Help?

Do you ever hit one of those moments while writing and think, "Okay. I know where I'm going. But what's the next step to getting there?" I have three POVs in my current WIP--Victoria is kind of the...

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The Koh-i-Noor Diamond: Britain in the Victorian Age

There I was, clicking away at chapter nine, when I came to a scene where Victoria learns that her cousin/ex-fiance Conrad is going to auction off some pieces of art and jewelry. The proceeds are...

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Plotting

This post is for IWSG's May posting. The Insecure Writer's Support Group was founded by ninja Alex J. Cavanagh and posts their writerly insecurities out into the world every first Wednesday of the...

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The Thing That Turned Me: Cover Reveal!!

We make decisions every day that will affect us for the rest of our lives: to stay or to go; to rise to the challenge or to crumble under its weight; to take the chance or do we let opportunity pass...

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The Dollar Princesses

Ursula Houghton is a character in my current WIP. She's around nineteen years old, is American, has been raised in New York City and Newport, the daughter of a Wall Street banker and his wife. She's...

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The Volcano

When I was six years old, I climbed a volcano. I should probably explain that. When I was six, my mom and her parents and I took a two-week-long trip to Japan. It was my first time there. Among the...

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Women's Fashion, 1890s

When I think of Victorian fashion, I think of this: I think of a super-corseted dress contraption with hoop skirts and bustles. I think of Scarlett O'Hara and her sixteen inch waist. But in...

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IWSG: Shared Story Worlds

It's IWSG Wednesday! This is April's post for the Insecure Writer's Support Group, founded by Alex J. Cavanagh, so we can release our writerly insecurities into the ether. Two of my favorite...

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Sunday Snippet

I'm working on a newish story ( that is, a much more fun angle to a story idea I've had in my head for two years now). I also wanted to write a blog post, but didn't really have aparticulartopic in...

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The Thing That Turned Me: An Anthology

For the past few months, I've been posting teasers and giving hints about the upcoming anthology, The Thing That Turned Me, and my short story contribution to it. Well, I'll tell you! "The...

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