It’s Nano time!
The marathon has started. Which just goes to show you that neither rain, nor snow, nor flooding, nor lack of electricity will stop writers from chasing the dream of writing a novel. If you live in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania, you probably started off writing by candlelight or flashlight. Maybe you resorted to … Read more
A Personal View on Online Classes #1
ONLINE CLASSES I am starting off my review of the online courses I’ve taken with one that I just finished up. At the time I signed up, this class was a full year class. The updated offering is six months. I approve of the change. One year is a long time to commit to a … Read more
A Celebration of Mentors Past, Present, and Future
Recently, I was rummaging through the many boxes of writing materials I’ve stuffed in the attic and I found a collection of calendars dated 1998 -2008. They were in a box with three drafts of novels I wrote over eight years ago. Whoa. I also found tons of material from classes I’d taken over the … Read more
THE VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD
< Well, I’m happy to learn that I’m not the only one reading my blog. I’d like thank Elizabeth Gibson at http://www.speculativesalon.blogspot.com/ for nominating me for The Versatile Blogger Award. Elizabeth’s blog is a friendly, informative read for the day. I like her topics. I like the soft, easy-on-the-eyes design. I like the tone, because … Read more
21st Century Hysteria
21st Century Hysteria Recently, I’ve discovered something about myself that I really don’t like. I am swamped with fear. Fear of unexpected bills. Fear of missing payment on a credit card. Fear of cracking a tooth. Fear of my dog getting hit by a car. Fear of losing my debit card. Fear of car repairs, … Read more
Eight things I learned in publishing MERITH’S SWEETS on Smashwords
Merith’s Sweets Social outcast Sami Dawson won’t let his physical handicap keep him down. He’s going to ask a beautiful girl on a date and prove he’s as normal as any other guy. But as secret curator of the gate to Fairy Land, Merith Sweets isn’t normal. In fact, she isn’t even human. The town’s … Read more
RIDING THE NANO RHINO
At two a.m. this morning, I hit the 50,000 word count for the National Novel Writing Month. It was a quiet moment, marked by the cacophony of snores from my two dogs and from my husband who was out cold with a laptop propped on his chest. Such is the fate of the writer. We … Read more
WHY RAVEN?
Twelve years ago, I enrolled in my first online writing class. I was terribly nervous about exposing myself to a faceless audience. Like all newbies, I was petrified of anyone reading my work. The idea of someone not liking one of my stories sent me into a panic mode. Somehow, I thought that if I … Read more
Mastering The Story Board
I thought I’d break my 2010 lazy streak this week and post again. Yeah, you got me. A couple of writing buddies asked me for a little more detail on the story board and these guys know where I live. So, let’s talk about how to create a story board. 1. This is a white … Read more
THE STORY BOARD
Earlier in my writing journey, I shunned the use of the story board. I felt it was too time consuming, especially when I figured in the time spent gathering all the materials and then the actual time it took to prepare the board. A decade later, I returned to this tool, but this time, I … Read more
