Category: Writer
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IWSG September 2019
If you could pick one place in the world to sit and write your next story, where would it be and why? Somewhere remote. Somewhere that it takes a few hours to get to the nearest neighbor. Lots of trees, but maybe something with a tower above so I can stargaze without having my view…
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Writing Advice
Someone recently asked me why I don’t distribute writing advice. I found that question adorable. There is writing advice ALL OVER THE INTERNET. You can’t sneeze without stumbling over someone’s magic formula for writing advice. “But you should post writing advice. All the other authors do it.” Well, not ALL the other authors do it.…
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IWSG August 2019
Has your writing ever taken you by surprise? For example, a positive and belated response to a submission you’d forgotten about or an ending you never saw coming? Oh, if only my writing took me by surprise. Just kidding. That’s one of the joys of being a pantser – there’s always a surprise lurking…
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IWSG July 2019
What personal traits have you written into your character(s)? Umm… I think the list would be shorter if we asked what personal traits I didn’t write into my characters. I’ve used so many things – my personal faith, my outlooks on what a relationship should and shouldn’t be, my mule-headed tendency to try and do…
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Romance 2 Rough Draft is Done!
I emphasize “rough draft” but still. 20ish chapters in as many days. I feel good about getting that done. (And a little hopeful that it’s acting as a bit of brain floss to get me back on track with Fantasy 3.) And yes it is going to need some plot spackle, maybe some paint, perhaps…
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POV’s I Don’t Agree With
Romance 2 is progressing, and once again I’m finding it difficult to write a particular character’s POV. Not a villain, not even a slightly bad guy. He’s a pretty decent dude, just trying to be a normal, nice guy. He’s my hero in this particular book. The problem for me is, his views on certain…
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