(First of all, I’m going to move our discussion of Red Mars until next Thursday, Nov 8. I don’t know if you guys are reading this along with me, but I’m having a hard time getting into it. And I keep getting
Post-Con and Nano Musings
I have survived the con again! Yay, go me. It was actually pretty relaxing, all told, except for panel nerves, a lot of which probably stemmed from the fact that I was the youngest person on all my panels, usually
Free Time!
One of the things I look forward to the most about MileHiCon is having some time to myself. Aside from some evening commitments and the panels I’m on (and the book signing time), I’ve got the whole weekend to myself,
Recording vs. Typing
I type, Squiders. When I write, I sit down at a computer, open a word processing document (or the blog window, I guess), and go to it. (Or get distracted by the Internet. Dang you, Internet, you double-edged sword.) But,
October!
It’s that time of year again. October! Best month of the year! You guys are probably sick of me saying that every year, but it continues to be true. The temperature is finally dropping enough to wear, you know, pants. And
Cool Things Round-up
Hey, squiders! It’s been one of those weeks, so I’ve decided to share some neat things for both readers and writers with you. Reading I’ve talked about BookRiot before, but I recently learned that they do tailored book recommendations. (To be honest,
Working with an Ensemble Cast
I’m to the climax of the space dinosaur book, which is exciting! And also scary, because I’m trying out fencepost outlining for this particular project (basically, you identify the major plot points for your arcs–first plot point, midpoint, second plot
How to Picture Characters
Good news, squiders! I did not have to go to jury duty today! (Obviously.) (Also, I wanted to note that I put The Wanderer as MG historical in my box of books post, and it is straight MG. Not sure why I thought it was
Low Confidence
It’s recently come to my attention that I’m not as good of a fiction writer as I wish I was. This comes from the sort of things writers run into all the time–a combo of bad reviews, harsh critiques from
Writing Around Life: Personal Anecdotes?
Hey, squiders, a question for all of you that have been following along with the writing around life posts: Would they be better with personal anecdotes? I’ve been in most, if not all, of the situations described in the book.
