Kelly Lynn Colby's Blog, page 7
November 20, 2017
NaNoWriMo Update: One Step at a Time
Obviously, that’s not me above. I’m freezing right now with a blanket wrapped around my legs and it’s 60 degrees Fahrenheit outside. When you’re done laughing, I’ll be here. As my last post optimistically...
October 31, 2017
NaNoWriMo Once More
In a few hours, the elusive National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo begins. This November tradition sets a goal of 50,000 words in 30 days on the same project. I wrote about my first...
October 28, 2017
World Building: Traditions
World building is one of the most important aspects of crafting a good story, regardless of the genre: A contemporary story presents a world the audience is quite familiar with. That doesn’t mean the...
October 18, 2017
SCBWI Houston Conference 2017
I LOVE writer conferences. One of my reasons for becoming a full time author was the chance to hang out with other writers without being too stalky. (Another is because I can make up...
October 4, 2017
Tarbin’s True Heir Book Launch
I’m truly and officially a published author. I can’t believe it. Adrenaline stills pumps through my body even though the launch was last Saturday. Look at my pretty table. My Dad brought wine cases...
September 8, 2017
Post Dragon Con Writers Meet and Greet
Woot! Dragon Con 2017 is down for the books. And what an event it was! There were approximately 85,000, yes all those zeroes are correct, memberships sold for the four day event. All of...
August 24, 2017
Dragon Con Writers Meet and Greet
Remember how I preach to find your community? I’ve done it here and here. It’s darn near impossible to be successful in the writing business without a support group. Yes, a support group consists...
August 18, 2017
Tarbin’s True Heir Cover Reveal
My first novel complete and ready to be enjoyed by epic fantasy fans! It’s hard to wrap my mind around the reality of a physical manifestation of years of work. I can’t wait until...
July 25, 2017
Realism in Medieval Fantasy
As I make my way through the fantasy genre, I find some critique fascinating. Suspension of Disbelief How realistic do we need to make our fictional, made-up worlds? How far can we stretch a...
June 21, 2017
Habitica, a life game
I’m a collector. I don’t mean of physical things, if you saw the lack of furniture in my house, you would understand. We spend our money doing things which leaves very little to spend...
