Lillian Duncan's Blog, page 31
July 7, 2014
My Writing Journey–Life After My First Contract!
In the past few weeks, I’ve talked about the moment I decided to start writing, the first novel I ever wrote, and shared some of the joys of submitting in the “old days!” Today, I’ll share a little about the life of a writer. And yes, I do call myself a writer now! It took […]
July 2, 2014
Writing Tip Wednesday–Dialogue
It’s Writing Tip Wednesday again and today we tackle nother one of the big five. dialogue is considered to be one of the big five when it comes to writing. So far we’ve talked about two others of the BIG FIVE, showing not telling and point of view. So today we are going to “talk […]
June 28, 2014
My Writing Journey–Time To Submit!
After writing and rewriting several novels, I thought it was time to try to become a “real writer.” Back then, I was under the very mistaken belief that to be a real writer you had to be published by one of the big publishing houses. So much has changed in the past decade with publishing […]
June 25, 2014
Writing Tips–Show Don’t Tell
It’s Writing Tip Wednesday so here goes… Show don’t tell is the first rule of fiction writing! So, why wasn’t it my first writing tip instead of second? I haven’t got a clue other than POV was on my mind. Anyway…show don’t tell is what will bring your story alive for your readers. It will […]
June 23, 2014
My Writing Journey–Writing My First Novel
Last week I brought you up to my light bulb moment of deciding I should try to write a novel. (If you missed it, check it out in the archives.) I knew nothing about writing books except what I knew from reading books all my life soooo….I sat down at my computer. Yes, we really […]
June 18, 2014
WRITING TIPS-Understanding Point of View
I’ve decided to introduce a new segment on the blog–WRITING TIPS. So each week (or I hope so), I’ll introduce a topic and give some advice about it. Along with my advice, This is supposed to be an interactive segment. So if you want to add your two cents worth, go for it. If you […]
June 17, 2014
Another Book Blast & A Chance To Win An Amazon Gift Card!
Service Station Angel By Lisa J. Schuster About the Book: Sometimes God places you in a situation of great perplexity, but you perceive His intentions are premeditated and purposeful. Do you trust His lead? “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they […]
June 16, 2014
My Writing Journey–How I Started Writing?
OK, I admit I don’t really like talking about myself all the time. And that’s part of the reason I struggle to find things to put on this blog. I asked for advice over the weekend on Facebook about what my friends would like to see on any writer’s blog. And one of the answers […]
June 12, 2014
They’re baaaack…
Reggie and Dylan are back in my new release, UNTIL DEATH DO US PART. We first met them in Pursued as they met, were chased by a crazed killer, and fell in love. Now they’re married. Happily married you ask? Well….you’ll have to read the story to find the answer to that question. But I […]
June 11, 2014
BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!
Lots going on these days. So an update is in order. On the health front, I’m in a holding pattern as I wait for my second brain tumor to be officially declared dead. I’ve been off the steroids for a few months. I still have a few symptoms from them, but it’s getting better every day. […]
