Oh, sweet practical blog. Ive neglected you. Its good, though. Because when Im not writing practically, Im writing poetically and prosaically and prolifically. Waxing poetic over at The Diary of a Lo...
Okay. Question for you. If you were to have lunch with a famous writer (ALIVE) who would it be? How about I add an hour or so of quiet writing side by side?My answer: Alice Hoffman.Oh Ali...
Rule one in the writing world is: Write. Write everyday.Sometimes this is hard to do. One of the things I do to help me with this is, well... blog. But sometimes? Sometimes I need to focus on m...
Okay. Deep breaths.Next week... next week I begin the next level of the game. (For my sanity I liken the publishing business to a video game. I love gaming and MAN was that Query Level hard to beat!)...
Okay,So Ive been thinking about my last post. Did any of you ever read this book as a kid?I did. And I think its the BEST EXAMPLE of how to get a page turned in all of writing history. Throw out all ...
It took me some time to figure this out. As a new writer I was listening to a story in my head but it didnt have a path. It was all character and setting more than plot. So these scenes would f...
I hit send on the final (cross your fingers) set of edits to Glorious Agent Anne. And now?NOW I can finish my WIP!!!!!!!!!!! Oh! How Ive missed you. My pretty characters. My lovely old southern mansi...
Im talking here about my writing friends. Now you get to giggle about why you clicked on the link, right? :) I know a thing or two about how to get peoples attention with words.Anyway. I felt the nee...
So, Ive decided the first thing Im going to do when I get a contract for my novel!Im going to book a writers retreat! YES I AM. I will host it and plan it and invite anyone who wants to come!So...
Hey! Go on over to this awesome blog I found and read the interview given by Kate Morton! (The forgotten Garden???) Yeah. Great stuff for writers.Click HERE to lift some of the mystery and see into t...
Sarahs Key, by Tatiana DeRosnay is a great read! And believe me... the more I write the more I become a plot snob. Ive thrown books across the room! (not my e-reader... only the trade paperbacks!).&n...
Wow. I just realized Im waiting for just about everything!~waiting to reach my goal weight~waiting for final edits from my agent~waiting for my 17 year old to go to college (its a year and a half awa...
Recently I took a vacation. To Las Vegas. Im a whore for a good character. And let me tell you, Las Vegas is the place to go to meet some rich characters. Every dealer has a story. Every laughing, ga...
1. Ill never finish this book.2. I finished this book.3. What do I do with this book?4. Query Who? Query What?5. OH! Agents. Okay. Hit send. Bite nails for a long time.6. Count Rejections with bandai...
Today I decided to put on my fashionably high boots. This was an exercise in patience because they are SO HARD to put on. I have to shove my leg in, then wiggle my foot around then tug then wrig...
My youngest daughter, four year old Grace Louise, woke up yesterday morning and told me about her dreams. She said Daddy had frenchfries in his arms and I had clouds in my head."Did I?"...
NOTE: This is a repost. A heavily edited repost. Enjoy!I finished my first novel in December 2008.What I didnt know still amazes me. I didnt know you had to find a literary agent. I didnt know you co...
Theres a lot of jargon in this business. Here are some things I didnt know when I was new. Maybe it will help some of you or maybe you all know more than I do, or did. Here goes:CP= Critique partner....
Welcome!Todays post has to do with a good read. Do you remember those? The ones you get lost in? Well this one might be a good one for you. If theres anything Ive learned in this business so fa...
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