Do you plan on writing fight scenes? *raises hand* Do you plan on writing a LOT of fight scenes? *raises both* So if you raised your hand (or other such limbs) in answer to either of those questions then read. this. book. This book covers pretty much everything about writing fight scenes, and I think … Continue reading Fight Write by Carla Hoch: a Review
Brain dumping (is that what it’s called?) but – what if that’s how you wrote a novel
So usually I schedule all my blogs at the beginning of each month, so I have time to sit down and think of fun topics and stuff. I have not done that this month. I have paid the consequences. Here I am, writing the day before. And this is the first thing I could think … Continue reading Brain dumping (is that what it’s called?) but – what if that’s how you wrote a novel
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June Wrap Up and Hello July
So it's FINALLY SUMMER. Meaning it's finally over 80 degrees and HOT. Summer means getting in your car after shopping for twenty minutes and not being able to breath because it feels like you entered a dragon's belly, and your hands burn and sizzle on the steering wheel. So where I live it is now … Continue reading June Wrap Up and Hello July
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Multiple Drafts, Editors, and Squirrels with Dog Bones
I usually plan out my blog posts and get them all scheduled ahead like a neat little fairy that keeps everyone's plans nice and orderly. But um...not today. I'm writing this the night before whilst wracking my brains and pounding my head against the couch at 9 pm with a nose that has been continually … Continue reading Multiple Drafts, Editors, and Squirrels with Dog Bones
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Don’t Try and Fix It (I’m not talking about leaking roofs or anything)
This happens to me a lot when I'm editing my novel(s), and I'm sure this happens to other writers: There's that scene, that dialogue, that character that just isn't working for you. You hate it. You've tried this, you've tried that. You've worked it over and over again, mulled over it, tried to push forward, … Continue reading Don’t Try and Fix It (I’m not talking about leaking roofs or anything)
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May Wrap Up and Other World Ending Events
IT'S JUNE. WAIT, WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN??? May was a weird month of like no ballet classes, breaking my phone. Endgame (*screams and tears* ). There were weirdly cold days, mulling over stories, and buying a fourth pair of sunglasses. That was May. Like the condensed milk version. Now we can make some pumpkin … Continue reading May Wrap Up and Other World Ending Events
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Spring Cleaning Tag
First of all, I would like to thank the lovely Mackenzie at Smudged Thoughts for tagging me. And second, we must get to the basics. RULES Link back to the blogger who tagged you! . . . MACKENZIE. She flings cookies at your face, so you should definitely check her blog out. Include the graphic … Continue reading Spring Cleaning Tag
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Guess Who Forgot to Write a Blog
*ahem* SOMEONE forgot to prepare a blog post for the 1st of May (and the whole rest of May), because I took Holy Week off which threw everything off, and now I'm in the middle of tech week for Sleeping Beauty (the ballet, in which I get to be a scary minion of Carabosse and … Continue reading Guess Who Forgot to Write a Blog
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How Many Novels Should You Write at One Time?
If we were all octopuses (or kraken), multitasking would be a lot easier. Except for multitasking multiple writing projects. Then we need eight brains as well as eight arms. Actually, make that sixteen arms. Two arms for each brain. No, this whole blog is not going to be about octopuses and Kraken, though I could continue … Continue reading How Many Novels Should You Write at One Time?
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When You Hate Your Writing
I talked about this a little here, but I want to go further into it today. Back sometime in December - I'm not really sure when, but it was a few days after Christmas - I pulled out a first draft I had set aside for a few months. My fantasy novel Oh, Wonder Why … Continue reading When You Hate Your Writing
