I’m excited
whenever a writer happens to get through a rough patch, or reconnect with a character, or discover what is making the scene flat, or so on, s/he gets excited. Or at least I do. Last night, during and after football,…
Not so important news
I think I’m going to make chicken enchilada chile tomorrow. Found a cool recipe and it seems a good choice for football watching. Anybody else out there planning football and food? In other not so important news, Voodoo (dog) has…
These things are true
The new printer arrived. Well, it looks new, though it’s probably refurbished, but the important thing is that it actually prints. Whoohoo! Actually, I had to delete all the previous software and redownload, so it wasn’t as easy as just…
A snippet from Blood Winter
So this is rough, but from Blood Winter: “Quit wasting time,” Max said. “Give me your pain now.” “I—” For a moment Max thought she was going to have to pull Giselle into the abyss, far away from any attack.…
A writing tool
I recently found this service, thanks to Shiloh Walker. It’s call Pinterest and here’s my little area. What it is, is a place where you can “pin” pictures or what have you to electronic bulletin boards, and can add comments…
A writing tool
I recently found this service, thanks to Shiloh Walker. It’s call Pinterest and here’s my little area. What it is, is a place where you can “pin” pictures or what have you to electronic bulletin boards, and can add comments…
Abandoning standards
I’ve got a post on writing and abandoning standards up on Magical Words today. Come visit!
Check out my post on Magical Words
I’m over at Magical Words today talking about creating flawed characters. Come over and take a look.
Snippet
A breeze ruffled the trees overhead and Max swiveled her head, sniffing the air. Uncanny magic pooled thick in the canyon. It was an odd combination of bitter and sweet—like a mouthful of salt and cigar butts all drenched in…
Magical Words finding character voices
I’ve a post today up on Magical Words on Finding your Character Voices. Have a read!