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September 26, 2019
How do I edit…as a not super systematic pantser?
By Cassandra O'Leary
How do I edit as a panster? I'm glad you asked, dear readers. I'm currently in the final throes of editing a single title romantic comedy manuscript (currently 96,000 words long) and it's been a saga. For starters, I began writing this novel in 2015, then left it halfway done for at least a year before finishing the first, messy draft. Then I sat on it again for about
How do I edit as a panster? I'm glad you asked, dear readers. I'm currently in the final throes of editing a single title romantic comedy manuscript (currently 96,000 words long) and it's been a saga. For starters, I began writing this novel in 2015, then left it halfway done for at least a year before finishing the first, messy draft. Then I sat on it again for about
September 25, 2019
Do you see how I learn...
by M. L. "Matt" Buchman
I'm not here right now. Seriously, I'm so not. I'm off at a conference learning all of this week, but especially this day, Wednesday 9/25. So, I thought I'd talk a little about how I, as a writer, learn.
CRAFT
I'm not going to talk about craft. The best way to learn craft in the beginning is a class, maybe a few advanced classes (though only from people out way ahead of
I'm not here right now. Seriously, I'm so not. I'm off at a conference learning all of this week, but especially this day, Wednesday 9/25. So, I thought I'd talk a little about how I, as a writer, learn.
CRAFT
I'm not going to talk about craft. The best way to learn craft in the beginning is a class, maybe a few advanced classes (though only from people out way ahead of
September 24, 2019
Use Humor in the Torture Chamber by Sarah Raplee
Humor is integral to my writer’s voice. I am a plotter and a
pantser, meaning I outline the story to a certain degree before I begin to
write. Humor is something that ‘just happens’ as I write, even when the subject
matter and situations are dark. Writing instructor Alicia Raisley once told me
I write “dark comedy.” At the time, I thought I was writing Romantic Suspense
with paranormal
pantser, meaning I outline the story to a certain degree before I begin to
write. Humor is something that ‘just happens’ as I write, even when the subject
matter and situations are dark. Writing instructor Alicia Raisley once told me
I write “dark comedy.” At the time, I thought I was writing Romantic Suspense
with paranormal
USE HUMOR IN THE TORTURE CHAMBER by Sarah Raplee
Humor is integral to my writer’s voice. I am a plotter and a
pantser, meaning I outline the story to a certain degree before I begin to
write. Humor is something that ‘just happens’ as I write, even when the subject
matter and situations are dark. Writing instructor Alicia Raisley once told me
I write “dark comedy.” At the time, I thought I was writing Romantic Suspense
with paranormal
pantser, meaning I outline the story to a certain degree before I begin to
write. Humor is something that ‘just happens’ as I write, even when the subject
matter and situations are dark. Writing instructor Alicia Raisley once told me
I write “dark comedy.” At the time, I thought I was writing Romantic Suspense
with paranormal
September 23, 2019
That All-important Opening
by Courtney Pierce
I tend to agonize over the opening paragraph of my books, even
more so about the very first line. I’ll spend hours ruminating over that first
sentence, which is such a waste of time. I end up squeezing out whatever gets
things going, and then I go back to rewrite it later, maybe after fifteen or twenty chapters.
My writing car needs a thorough warm-up before its engine
I tend to agonize over the opening paragraph of my books, even
more so about the very first line. I’ll spend hours ruminating over that first
sentence, which is such a waste of time. I end up squeezing out whatever gets
things going, and then I go back to rewrite it later, maybe after fifteen or twenty chapters.
My writing car needs a thorough warm-up before its engine
September 21, 2019
The Unexpected Road Taken by Content Editor Anna J. Stewart
Thank you
so much for the invitation to post on Romancing the Genres! I’m thrilled to be
here as my editing alter-ego.
If anyone
had asked me years ago, when I got serious about publishing, that in addition
to my writing books for Harlequin (their Heartwarming and Romantic Suspense
lines) I would add freelance content editor to my resume, I would not have been
able to keep a straight
so much for the invitation to post on Romancing the Genres! I’m thrilled to be
here as my editing alter-ego.
If anyone
had asked me years ago, when I got serious about publishing, that in addition
to my writing books for Harlequin (their Heartwarming and Romantic Suspense
lines) I would add freelance content editor to my resume, I would not have been
able to keep a straight
September 20, 2019
How Did I Get Here? #scifi #superhero #paranormal #romance
Hi, I'm Pippa Jay, author of sci-fi and supernatural stories to engage your emotions.
Despite fish, a gecko and chickens, my kids asked for a cat. Being a cat person myself, I was okay with having one in principal, but know the costs in reality. 'When I get a job that pays well enough,' I promised them. Writing didn't even pay me a living wage, and even going back to work part time didn't
Despite fish, a gecko and chickens, my kids asked for a cat. Being a cat person myself, I was okay with having one in principal, but know the costs in reality. 'When I get a job that pays well enough,' I promised them. Writing didn't even pay me a living wage, and even going back to work part time didn't
September 19, 2019
Reading like a writer
I love to read. I think most writers do and some say it's sort of a mandatory thing.
But as my writing career grew, I noticed how I read changed. While I still love to read, I find it almost impossible to turn the writer off.
Now I'm not talking how-to write books but I do read those. My two favorites are -
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
How I write: Secrets of A
But as my writing career grew, I noticed how I read changed. While I still love to read, I find it almost impossible to turn the writer off.
Now I'm not talking how-to write books but I do read those. My two favorites are -
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
How I write: Secrets of A
September 18, 2019
See how I like shiny objects?
I must have been a cat in another life. Apart from the fact that I think they're adorable, like the cute fluffballs, I'm easily distracted.
While it might be shiny objects, or just something that's moving that gets their attention, my shiny objects are either new story ideas, or my many, many started stories.
They sit there in my Writing Folder, the folder I shouldn't look in because
While it might be shiny objects, or just something that's moving that gets their attention, my shiny objects are either new story ideas, or my many, many started stories.
They sit there in my Writing Folder, the folder I shouldn't look in because
September 17, 2019
Giving Birth to a Book Cover —by Delsora Lowe
One of the
most exciting things about writing a book, besides the words THE END
most exciting things about writing a book, besides the words THE END
