Forward Motion is having a Synopses Marathon this weekend. (I believe you’ll need to be logged in to view that thread.) I haven’t marathoned in awhile, but this is an area where I need work. It also gave me an opportunity to practice critiquing others’ work. In theory, it’s easier … Continue reading →
I have the rough draft for Twilight‘s one page synopsis done. I’m missing some key pieces of action, and it’s a paragraph and a half too long. That’s what I’ll work on fixing tomorrow night. Might have gotten more done, but I had a long, chatty discussion with hubby tonight … Continue reading →
I accomplished some work on Twilight today. I’m getting the first three chapters/15k words ready for Zette, our Two Year Novel instructor, to look over. I know it doesn’t have to have anything done with it, but I received some excellent feedback on important basic stuff when we posted our … Continue reading →
SAHW, Holly Lisle, and others are discussing the benefits of living life. For the last three years, I’ve been doing a job I didn’t care for in a place I didn’t care about with people I mostly liked (some, I liked a lot; others, not so much). I gained nearly … Continue reading →
I’m having a blast working character development for my villain. I should have done all this before beginning to write the book, but, frankly, I didn’t know how. Since this is my second book, and the first, PBOTL, as was thoughtfully pointed out to me, didn’t even have a villain, … Continue reading →
Thank you to each of you who offered your condolences about Magellan. I still miss him. Pericles misses him. I know hubby misses him. Hershey has become a lapdog (OK, he always was a lapdog, but he didn’t get a lot of chances to practice). Whenever he can be, he’s … Continue reading →
Bright and early tomorrow morning, I’ll be on the road again, leaving Virginia. PCS moves are always a good time to catch up with old friends along the way, and this one is no different. I’ll be stopping to visit with friends, then I’ll make a side trip to San … Continue reading →
Yes, I’m taking this time to get to know Merlin, my primary antagonist, better. I’ve determined I don’t know him well enough, and that’s why something important is missing from Twilight. As I learn more about Merlin, I’ll know how to plan revisions. I may have to do the same … Continue reading →
I have been working on Twilight-related things. Not many, mind you. I’ve been pre-occupied with sifting stuff, throwing stuff out, filing stuff, and relocating stuff to sit with like stuff in preparation for moving stuff to a new storage building, er, house. That’s convenient, because I can say I’m” incubating … Continue reading →
Over on MJ Rose’s blog, Kevin Smokler wrote a fascinating guest post earlier this week with the same title. I consider myself reasonably geeky. I got rid of the glasses back in March, but I still think pocket protectors make a lot of sense. I learned things in this essay … Continue reading →