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November 18, 2018
Rewrites, Series, Subplots, Character Arcs, and Other Author Fantasies
Me: “Hey, I’ve always wanted to do a Joseph retelling. Maybe I should think about that, now that I’m making such good progress on my final installment rewrites.” Brain: “Yeah, you’re doing pretty well on those. Just trying to weave all those subplots together into a satisfying ending.” Me: “Yep.… Continue reading
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November 14, 2018
When Vampire Hunters Start Meeting With Your Boss
Last year at Realm Makers conference, I sat in a session with author Wayne Thomas Batson, in which he assigned us a writing exercise. I don’t remember exactly what the prompt was, something about tension, except that it had to be a scene with two people and we had to… Continue reading
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November 13, 2018
When Your Excuse Hurts Yourself and Others: An Inspirational Rant
Okay, rather than snarking at the separate statements which have combined into a irritating whole, I’m just gonna say this over here, as a sort of inspirational rant. I’m going to use NaNoWriMo and myself as my talking example, because it’s general and won’t point blame to anyone, and also… Continue reading
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November 12, 2018
Creative Artist, Get Over Yourself (I’m Talking To Me)
Let’s talk about human nature, and how we let it boss us around. Last year I entered the NYC Midnight Short Story Contest, my first try. There are three rounds of competition with a final prize of $5,000 for the winner and still-significant cash for the top ten. I won… Continue reading
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For Authors: Table Sales & Hand-Selling Books
Let’s talk about something which is discussed a lot but often executed poorly — author tables and hand-selling books at a live event. Here’s a technique recommendation with data to validate my opinion. If you’re one of those authors who hates selling — great. setting up my table (The Songweaver’s… Continue reading
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November 6, 2018
It’s been a rough couple of scenes….
I’m at our annual creative retreat, working on rewrites for Kin & Kind, the final installment of the Shard & Shield trilogy. We are six writers and artists, including K.T. Ivanrest, Timekeeper Art, “And Sewing Is Half the Battle!”, and Burnt Cookie Books. We are eating obscene amounts of leftover Halloween candy and… Continue reading
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October 25, 2018
Faithless, with Janeen Ippolito
Today we’ll hear from Janeen Ippolito, editor, publisher, teach, author coach, and author of a number of books including the upcoming Faithless. What’s Faithless? It’s the latest installment in the Ironfire Legacy series, and, well, here’s the back cover copy: One wild night, Shance Windkeeper discovers he’s married to a… Continue reading
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October 3, 2018
Happy Anniversary to Us!
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. (Yes, I was a child bride, or let’s just not do that math.) Today I celebrate Jon, the man in my life. (I mean, Dad’s pretty cool, too, and I’d pick him for a father if I had a choice. But Jon’s the one… Continue reading
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October 1, 2018
My New & Improved Walking Desk!
Yes, the pawprints mean the dogs tried it first. It’s been a while since I started my walking desk experiment and I have finally worked it out. I have a sit/stand desk from Ikea and an elevated monitor, which has really helped my back and neck pain since I no longer… Continue reading
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It’s #Inktober again!
Today marks the beginning of Inktober, an annual art challenge. I explained in 2017 why I, a writer and a truly terrible pencil/ink artist, would try this, and how it is good for me. This year I’m doing it again. Today’s prompt was “poisonous,” so I drew a cute little… Continue reading
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