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March 4, 2018
Get Motivated: “Creativity Sets Us Free” | #amwriting
In the creative act we can experience the same freedom we know in dreams. This happens as I write a story. I am bound by neither time nor space. I know those distant galaxies to which Meg Murray went with Charles Wallace and Calvin. … But this freedom comes only when, as in a dream, […]
March 1, 2018
SOTP Writers and Plotters—a #TBT Post and a Follow-up Question | #amwriting
A decade ago, just as my career as a published author was getting started and I realized the need for no longer “winging it” while writing under contracted deadlines, I posed this question: Can a SOTP Writer Become a Plotter? I have always been a seat-of-the-pants (SOTP) writer, even well before I had ever heard […]
February 26, 2018
2018 Reading Goals: Adding a Layer to the Challenge | #amreading
I was going through some old posts the other day and ran across my post in which I reported the results of my 2014 reading challenge. And it made me start thinking about the books I’ve already completed in 2018 and how they’d fit into those categories. So I decided it was a good idea […]
February 25, 2018
Get Motivated: Make Your Voice Heard!
One of the things that can be hardest for beginning fiction writers to grasp is that they must develop a voice that is unique, and natural to them. One of your main jobs, throughout your writing life (it doesn’t necessarily come easy, or soon, or ever stop changing) is to discover and/or develop that voice. […]
February 23, 2018
Fun Friday Favorites: Screen Queens
Last week, I listed the ten Screen Kings that get my heart racing a little faster. This week I pay homage to the women in power! This is SO much harder of a list to narrow down to just a top ten—oddly, it’s easier to find queens represented in TV/movies than kings. Or, at least, […]
February 22, 2018
#TBT: ‘Turnabout’s Fair Play’ Character Introductions
Originally posted October 7, 2011 I sent in the proposal for The Matchmakers Series in June 2009. The series was built with two strong story ideas I’d already been working on (in fact, I’d already written a complete, but somewhat different, version of Love Remains in 2003; and I came up with and spent some […]
February 21, 2018
Three Weird Items on Your Desk | Talk About It!
Let’s talk! What are three non-work-related or weird items on your desk? Want to share a photo? Paste the link to your Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter post (make sure the visibility is set to public on that site) in the comments below! A jar of Kroger’s house-brand Whole Kosher Dill Cocktails (pickles) for snacking. Star […]
February 19, 2018
Books Read in 2018: ‘The Duchess Deal’ by Tessa Dare (3.5 stars) | #amreading #bookreview
The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1) by Tessa Dare Genre: Historical Romance (Regency) My rating: 3.5 stars Book Summary: Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury’s to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne’er-do-wells by night. Now there’s a new item on the list. He needs […]
February 18, 2018
Get Motivated: Make Yourself WORK!
Procrastination is that little horned devil who sits on your shoulder and whispers in your ear, telling you about all the other things you need to do before you sit down and write. You need to do more research. You need to create a better outline from which to work. You should update your computer […]
February 16, 2018
Fun Friday Favorites: Screen Kings | #EyeCandy
It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these posts, so I thought I should start with something really eye catching.
