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November 6, 2014
Throwing Out the Rules
Every time you sit down to write a new novel, you have to re-learn the process again. I’ve heard or read versions of that statement from many authors, but of course it only really hits home once you experience it yourself. Each new story I write, I try to hone my technique, figure out “the way” to create the characters, understand their goals and motivations, increase the conflict. There are dozens of plotting systems out […]
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June 23, 2014
My Creative Process
The lovely and talented Emily P. DeLoach (author of the fantastic book Escaping the Mirror, which everyone should read) invited me to participate in a blog hop on the creative process. Here is my take: What am I working on? Probably way too many projects I’m working on the revision of my fantasy romance novel, codename: Earthsinger. I received amazing feedback from my developmental editor, Danielle at Double Vision Editorial, and am busy pulling it […]
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June 11, 2014
The Magic of Writing Faster
This past weekend I attended a great workshop given by two publishing luminaries, Candace Havens and Liz Pelletier. Candace is known, at least in the romance writing community, for her online and in-person Fast Draft workshops. For an indie author, writing fast is key. With some exceptions, indie publishing is a numbers game. We hear it all the time, write a series, release them as fast as you can. Four books a year is my […]
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April 22, 2014
A Little Magic with Your Technology
In the very forgettable movie Transcendence, which we saw this weekend and will probably not still be in theaters next weekend, Johnny Depp is a brilliant scientist working on Artificial Intelligence research. If you’ve seen the trailer you know the basic plot — he’s shot and fatally wounded by a group of anti-technology terrorists (who, ironically, use quite a bit of technology when it meets their needs). Before Depp dies, his equally brilliant wife “uploads his […]
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April 14, 2014
Timeboxing: Change the Way you Waste Time
In a previous post, I talked about time management, and promised you some tools to help battle time wastage. It’s an on-going struggle, but this is what’s working for me right now. In order to manage the commitment I’ve made myself to write (and finish what I write), plus my business & consulting, as well as family and other duties, I need to schedule them all. Without scheduling not only will things not get done, […]
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March 31, 2014
Anti-heroes and the Slaughter of the Innocents
We’ll get back to organizing and time management, I promise, but today I really want to talk about something that’s been churning around in my mind partially due to my recent Netflix binge-watching adventures. I first started thinking about writing an anti-hero character around the time the 2nd Thor movie came out and everyone was talking about how people loved Loki so much more than Thor. Who doesn’t love a good anti-hero? I still haven’t […]
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March 24, 2014
Putting Yourself On Deadline
I love organizing. Not that this means I am organized. To prove this to you I submit a photo of the current state of my workspace. I removed nothing. Not even the potentially embarrassing things – for the sake of honesty and to shame myself into possibly cleaning it. Please, shame me in the comments. It will might possibly help. So perhaps you should take any organizing advice from with a grain of salt. But I […]
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March 17, 2014
In Defense of Kissing Strangers
This is a video of people kissing. Not just people. Strangers. You’ve probably seen it, the thing exploded all over the internet last week. I’m told it’s a very good video, but I can’t be certain because I’ve only seen the first minute or so. Now, I should tell you that I have a problem. (Well, obviously, but let’s tackle one at a time, shall we?) I never grew out of that stage where kids find […]
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March 10, 2014
A Journey of 30,000 Words Begins with a Single Click
began writing a new story today, the first in a planned series of short contemporary romances with paranormal elements. Well, this one may end up being the third in the series, but I’m writing it first since it spoke to me that way. It’s always exciting to be starting something new, and after spending several months on the last story, I’m taking a break this month with something new while the last one is out […]
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