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March 12, 2019
Writing Fiction: Going Outside the Box for Story Inspiration
Last week, I posted about how I was using book blurbs to spark my own story ideas (and, as the ideas I posted hopefully show, I have definitely not been merely copying those ideas!). I’ve done a few more of those, but after a while, the ideas (like the book blurbs) just got repetitive. (And […]
March 7, 2019
Fiction Writing: Finding Seeds to Grow Ideas
About a week ago, I posted on my Facebook Page about a new series idea that was percolating in my imagination. Since I’ve never really recorded my process of coming up with story ideas (mostly because it’s been a different process each time), I thought I’d record this journey as I take it. [For lack […]
March 1, 2019
Fun Friday: Social Media Wrap-Up for February
Happy March, everyone! Just in case you don’t follow me on my other social media sites, here’s some of what’s been happening in my world recently. . View this post on Instagram Y'all! I set #writinggoals for next week! [Writing in bed for 20 minutes before lights out each night, then taking time on Saturday […]
February 26, 2019
Old Story Ideas: A Love to Remember | #amwriting #amwritingromance
Unlike the other story ideas I’ve shared so far, this one was one I purposely came up with and wrote as part of a book proposal in 2010, when I was looking at trying to sell another contemporary trilogy after The Matchmakers. I do have three- to five-page synopses written for each of these stories, […]
February 19, 2019
Old Story Ideas: Seven Brides for Seven Highland Brothers | #amwriting #amwritingromance
In keeping with my February theme of raiding my old writing archives, here’s a partial synopsis for the first of what was supposed to be seven stories (novels, novellas?) inspired by the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, transported to the 14th century Scottish Highlands. From 2013–2014. This time, I’ve also included the images of […]
February 13, 2019
Library Haul for February 2019 | #amreading #library
I don’t know about you, but when it’s time to check books out from the library, it’s kind of like a Lay’s potato chip thing—I can never “eat” just one. And since I never know for sure exactly what I’m going to feel like reading at any given moment, I always check out multiple options […]
February 11, 2019
Writing Ghosts from the Past: ‘The Bride’s Spinster Aunt’
This one isn’t quite as old as the one I posted last week, and I do actually remember writing it this time! Here’s the text: The Bride’s Spinster Aunt (A Story Idea by Kaye Dacus | Word file is dated 16 Feb. 2014) Hi. My name is Jocelyn Bromley. I’m forty-two years old, and I’m […]
February 4, 2019
Not Remembering Your Own Ideas | #amwriting #unboxing
Y’all!!! I’m finally (almost two years after moving) getting around to unboxing all of my old manuscripts and notebooks, which have been sitting in my office closet all this time. . . There are lots and lots of notebooks. . Did I mention there are lots of notebooks? (30+ and counting…) In flipping through these […]
January 27, 2019
Planning for 2019: Weekly Planning
Now it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty of what my planner is designed for—planning out my weeks so that I can be productive daily. In this YouTube video, I walk through setting up my weekly planning spreads (the script I worked from is pasted below the video). Hi, all! Welcome back to the channel! […]
January 23, 2019
Planning for 2019: Quarterly and Monthly Planning
Now that I’ve covered the overview of my Master Plan for 2019, I want to get into the actual planning part of my planner. In this YouTube video, I walk through planning a quarter and a month (the script I worked from is pasted below the video). Hey, all, and welcome back to my YouTube […]
