Z.L. Arkadie's Blog, page 46
June 1, 2012
Out West…
A blue sky evening, orange powdering the western horizon with a bright full moon not fully formed to the east and on top of all of that beauty, surrounded by the purple rock mountains…. And a seventy degree evening… And MEXICAN FOOD! Like REAL Mexican food… Can someone tell the counterfeiters in Seattle to AT [...]
May 23, 2012
Outline Early and Often, Especially When…
You’re one person, who has to write seven distinct voices… So what does an outline (a plot tool) has to do with voices? I’ll tell you! Here it goes: AT LEAST you need to know where the dang characters are going before you can concentrate on all the other elements! AT LEAST. You’re plot should [...]
May 18, 2012
Moods Like A Writer
So they say writers are moody… and I don’t know if it’s true or if it’s because our profession is so mentally and emotionally demanding that we’re aware of what’s happening within…. And let me just say, today, SUCKS… Of course, it’s 60 something degrees in Seattle and no blue sky or direct sunlight. And [...]
May 13, 2012
A Twist That Can Curl Bone Straight Hair – Parched, book 6
So, I’ve started writing Parched, book 6 and the happy scribe elves are dancing around in my heart again! Yay! I’m a joyful writer, an un-muddied and lucid storyteller. This is why the best twist in the entire series and the ONLY one that makes sense — THE ONLY ONE — came to me today…. [...]
May 10, 2012
The Next Confusing Step… Finding the Next Story and POV
So… I don’t know about other writers but I hate this transitional period. This is the time where you’ve just completed a novel that you’ve spent MONTHS slaving over and now it’s done. And my mind has been thrashed; it almost blew a gasket and now I have to keep writing… Because I’m not on [...]
