Plotting, Workshops, Writing
I shouldn’t be blogging right now – I should be working on my story. However, I figured, I’ve given myself a goal and, as I’m known to do, wanted to put it out here for all to see. It’s a way of holding myself accountable when life gets...
Creating Characters, fiction
I survived my Book in a Week marathon and did pretty well, if I may say so myself. Not surprisingly, though, I broke some rules AND I did not write the entire first draft. I’m not sure I expected to. Not really. Though I had hope. I noticed something vital about...
fiction, Workshops, Writing
Yup. You read that right. Book in a Week. I took a workshop by that title about two years ago and it was one of the gems I refer to with each new project. The main gist of it is this – write. Yeah. That’s it. Write. For a writer, that’s a powerful...
Creating Characters, Plotting, Writing
As I work on the query and synopsis for my completed story, I’m also working on the next one. It’s actually quite exciting. In the past I’ve struggled with “starting”. It seemed the story I just finished – and its characters...