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February 16, 2010
Procrastination
Please welcome my guest today, Marie Tuhart. Hi Everyone, I'm so happy to be here at Terry's Place. I'm Marie Tuhart, and today my topic is about procrastination. Let's not be procrastinators, read the post now.Why do we procrastinate?Is it because the job itself seems too overwhelming? Or too hard? Or we don't know where to start? All of these are possible, and by procrastinating we cause
February 15, 2010
Learning via GPS
What I'm reading: Lady Knight, by Blair BancroftWorkshop report – overall, I'm pleased. There were between 20 and 25 people, which is an excellent turnout considering it was Valentine's Day weekend, a holiday weekend, and Speed Week. My GPS was about 92.7% reliable. My Google Map directions didn't give me the same route, so I made the decision to listen to my GPS lady instead of having to refer
February 12, 2010
Friday Field Trip - Northern California
When writing, setting is as much a part of the book as the characters. Often it becomes a character. A few years back, the hubster had a meeting at Humboldt State College in Arcata, California. This region gets a lot of rain. My intent was to sit in our hotel room, which was way out in the middle of nowhere, and write. But, the sun kept shining. I figured I'd take advantage of the good weather
February 11, 2010
Does the Date Matter?
It's almost Valentine's Day. What will we do? Probably not go out to a special romantic dinner. Restaurants are overbooked, many choose a "special" (translation—limited) menu, and service is likely to be under par. Normally, if we're going to celebrate with a restaurant meal, we'll go out the day after. Does the day itself matter? We'll acknowledge the holiday with cards and hubby might provide
February 10, 2010
You Know What They Say About Assumptions
What I'm reading: Sleepless in Scotland, by Karen HawkinsThanks, Marvin for holding down the fort while I was running around all day yesterday.In prep for moving, we've been getting estimates on moving our worldly goods from Florida to Colorado – eventually. Since we need the money from the sale of the house before we can buy, we don't have anywhere to live out there (aside from some imposition
February 9, 2010
The Inside the Actor's Head Studio
My guest today is author Marvin D Wilson, known by his A.K.A in the blogging world as "The Old Silly". Marvin has written an entertaining spoof on the TV show, "Inside the Actor's Studio" where the host interviews one of his characters. Host Thames Lipton gets up close and personal with the new smash sensation Hollywood movie star, Louis Seiffer. Lipton: Welcome to Inside the Actor's Studio,
February 8, 2010
Plotting a Workshop on Plotting- Phase 3
Welcome Home! I hope everyone enjoyed their sojourn to the Giant's Causeway. Thanks again, Jessica.Carrying on from last Thursday.As I mentioned, the group I'm addressing is a Romance Writers of America chapter, so using my plotting board for my mystery didn't seem as appropriate as using one of my romantic suspenses. And since I'm using Hidden Fire, which is a romantic suspense, not a mystery,
February 5, 2010
Friday Field Trip - Northern Ireland
What I'm reading: Kisser, by Stuart WoodsToday it's my pleasure to turn the Friday Field Trip over to Jessica Odell, who now resides in Northern Ireland. She's giving us a peek at the Giant's Causeway. Take it away, Jess....The Giant's Causeway is on the north coast of Ireland, in County Antrim. The hexagonal columns were formed by volcanic activity about 60 million years ago. Local folklore
February 4, 2010
Non-Plotting Workshop, Phase 2
First, The winner of a download of Wynter Daniels' upcoming ebook is Wendy Marcus. Please email Wynter using the contact page on her website - http://WynterDaniels.comNow, back to planning my workshop presentation.From yesterday's post: this is my basic starting point for writing a romantic suspense, but it's not much different for any commercial fiction genre. H/H trying to get on with their
February 3, 2010
It's Award Time Again
First, congrats to Mason Canyon, who won my impromptu drawing. I fed all the correct entries (had to mention WDH) into a random number generator and Mason's name came up.Mason, email me with your mailing address and I'll get your souvenir totebag from a multi-author book signing in the mail. Since awards have been in the spotlight, with the Grammys (I didn't watch),Miss America (didn't watch that
