Vicky Dreiling's Blog, page 22
August 10, 2010
Teaser Tuesdays
Here's a fun sharing game - thanks to my fellow debut author & good friend Laurie London for suggesting it.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & aut...
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & aut...
July 13, 2010
Sharing My Favs from Around the Web
Summer at Chez Dreiling has been a bit crazy with the College Kidlets and College Pets breezing in and out the door. Between the day job and the deadline, there just don't seem to be enough hours in the day. But I check Twitter periodically (O.K. frequently) and keep finding some real gems posted by those in the writing community. So I decided to share a few links to articles and blogs that I found illuminating.
Con-templation. My uber fabulous agent Lucienne Diver shares great advice for...
Con-templation. My uber fabulous agent Lucienne Diver shares great advice for...
June 9, 2010
Plot Versus Character
After I finished revising HOW TO MARRY A DUKE, I had one of those ah-hah moments. I realized that every scene in the book was about the premise. In retrospect, it seems obvious that every scene should promote the premise. But the plot of the story is the vehicle. Without character, readers have no reason to care.
Although I consciously chose a high-concept premise at the outset of writing HOW TO MARRY A DUKE, I never thought about plot and character as separate entities. Many authors claim the...
Although I consciously chose a high-concept premise at the outset of writing HOW TO MARRY A DUKE, I never thought about plot and character as separate entities. Many authors claim the...
June 8, 2010
The Bachelorette & Her Emo Boys
Weatherman is reduced to Man Tears because he has to kiss Ali.
More drama next week!
More drama next week!
May 30, 2010
May 24, 2010
The Bachelorette
It's the 6th season for ABC's show & I'm totally hooked again. Check out this video where Derrick confesses & proves he's TSTL.
