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Category Archives: Writing
Advice for Pantsers
I have recently finally started to unravel the plot of Forgotten Stars V: The Final Frontier (not the actual title), much to my pleasure. This one has been giving me fits, to the point that I’ve been seriously considering making the … Continue reading
“Oh, so THAT’s what happens!” (A writing update)
“Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.” –Sam Seaborn, “Twenty Hours In America (part two)”, THE WEST WING I don’t know if I’m a great writer, but if that’s one of the qualities they need I’m … Continue reading
Writing (and a cheeseburger) in Paradise
To justify the Jimmy Buffet reference, here’s the cheeseburger I had the other night. And here I am, writing. Both of these things happened in Paradise. Some writers are insistent about doing their work in their preferred environments–their home offices … Continue reading
Posted in On Travels and Adventures, Writing
Tagged "Hawaii 2021", Traveler's Tales, writing
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It really is like this (a writing update)
Since I rededicated this space as my primary home online and the center of my blogging universe, I haven’t discussed my writing progress much! But first, a diversion. Someone shared this painting on Twitter the other day, and I found … Continue reading
Four-month Check In
So, here we are, four months since my last check in! And so much and so little has changed. The pandemic continues, and for a while it seemed as if things might be slowly getting better…and then, for a lot … Continue reading
April is here, and so am I
Greetings, programs! Last time I checked in I was gearing up to do a burst of edits for The Savior Worlds, as part of my effort to get it release-worthy for launch in May. Well. As I’m sure you’re all well … Continue reading
Posted in Seaflame!, The Song of Forgotten Stars, Writing
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February: Into the Manuscript I go
Greetings, Programs! I haven’t posted in a couple weeks–sorry!–but the reasons, as ever, are good (I hope). Having received feedback on the manuscript of The Savior Worlds (The Song of Forgotten Stars, book 4) from several trusted voices, it’s time … Continue reading
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Plannie McPlannerson
So last week I wrote about the various issues that arise when writing not just one novel but a series of novels, and wouldn’t you know it! I am running up against those issues right now. In just a couple … Continue reading
Posted in The Song of Forgotten Stars, Writing
Tagged the savior worlds, the song of forgotten stars
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Series? Can I write them in parallel, instead?
Greetings, Programs! The other day, the ever-fantastic Briana Mae Morgan asked on Twitter: I am simultaneously excited and nervous to be writing a series. It’s my first series! How do y’all do this? — briana morgan PREORDER LIVINGSTON GIRLS! … Continue reading
“They’re called ‘quotation marks’.”
Diving a bit deep into the weeds of the writer brain, I’m always thinking about…quotation marks. Because my way of using them is, for most Americans, incorrect. This drives my poor friend and editor, Jason Bennion, to distraction each and … Continue reading →