Writing has always been a passion of mine. I clearly remember the first story I wrote as an elementary student. It was a high drama romance with a hero, heroine and bad guy that had kissing, kidnapping and a happy ending. It was three pages long and featured some popular kids from my school. YearsContinue reading “Writing by the Seat of my Pants”
Category Archives: writing
Story Starters
It’s October and that means it is time to start thinking about NaNoWriMo! If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, check out this post. This year I’m spending October working with some Middle School students who are going to try their hand at writing a book during NaNo and one of our sessions is Story Starters.Continue reading “Story Starters”
Will Ego Be Your Downfall?
There is a lot of hubbub right now about the publishing of Go Set a Watchman. I honestly didn’t know too much about Go Set, it seemed to be spun as a follow up of the first book but after reading some articles I feel doubtful about that. And as reviews came trickling in itContinue reading “Will Ego Be Your Downfall?”
Mermaid Murderer
Lack of Originality
Recently I was ranting about my desire to burn down the library after coming across a book with very similar premise to my current work in process. I had thought my idea was so original and different! Yet here it was, taunting and pointing at me from the bookshelf! “I’m here first,” it sang at me snidely.Continue reading “Lack of Originality”
Done and On to the Next
Last night after my husband I were incapable of watching Bad Grandpa (we just couldn’t do it) I decided to do more editing for Second Chance Key. I surprised myself and finished going through the edits and am now farming it off to beta readers. After I get some initial feedback I may approach aContinue reading “Done and On to the Next”
Blerg
Boy oh boy have I been busy. Day Job requires a lot more time than I expected but I enjoy it so it’s okay I guess. What I’ve been up to – well, I’ve finished a side project I was working on. That has been submitted and approve, so that is exciting! Now that thatContinue reading “Blerg”
Hard at Work
Just not exactly the right kind. You might be able to tell by the scarcity of my posts that I’m busy. All the time. While I really enjoy the challenge and reward from my new position, I mourn the time I have given up. Lost time at home with the kids, lost time running withContinue reading “Hard at Work”
Black is the Colour…
I LOVE music. Love it. It inspires me, it helps evoke emotions and the right song can help me get into the head of a character. I always create music playlists for whatever I’m writing and that playlist is what I listen to when I write. If I don’t listen to music when I writeContinue reading “Black is the Colour…”
How I Started Writing: Blog Hop Addendum
It seems I forgot to tag someone in my blog hop on Monday. So I decided to ask/answer one more question about writing. How did you get started writing? Interesting question. My start began when I was in Intermediate school (4-6th grade) and I wrote a very short love story based on other kids fromContinue reading “How I Started Writing: Blog Hop Addendum”
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