Hey ho, squiders, I was reminded that WriYe has monthly blog prompts and that I should probably get on the January one, since we’re fast running out of time here. Here’s the prompt: (Re)Starting fresh, for a new year, new
Good Job, Past!Kit
Good news, squiders. It turns out that earlier in the year, before I switched the revision/marketing for Hallowed Hill, I went through and outlined the current state of Book 1, including notes on what the chapter was versus what it
An Update, Thanksgiving, and a Landsquid (Walk Into a Bar…)
Sorry, it started to feel like a joke setup. How goes the revision, you ask? Well, I have made it further in the character book/exercises, which continue to be a mix of helpful and not helpful, but not as much
WriYe and Writing Courses
Hey, guess what I forgot to do in September? Here’s the prompt from WriYe: Share your favorite books, courses, or websites you like to visit to grow your writing! I’m firmly of the belief that there’s always more to learn
When It Rains, It Pours
Squiders, Hallowed Hill is out! It looks beautiful and I’m really proud of it. And I got all my marketing work done–all the reviewers emailed, copies sent out to those who requested it, promos set up on subsequent days to
Master Plot Series: Other Plot Archetypes
Well, squiders, we’ve reached the end of our summer series. We’ve looked at SO MANY plot archetypes. 7 basic plots, 20 master plots, whatever the 36 plot list was called. So, we’ve done them all, right? You would be WRONG.
Master Plot Series: Mystery
Oho! What have we here? I can hear you saying,”But, Kit, we already did all 7 of the 7 Plot Archetypes! How are we still going?” Christopher Booker, who wrote The Seven Basic Plots, actually has nine plots. He just
WriYe and Gift Lists
Good evening, squiders! How is your week going? I’ve been fighting with my book description for my Gothic Horror, which is going worse than expected. I feel like book descriptions are not generally that hard, but maybe it’s just been
WriYe and Cliffhangers
How’s it going, squiders? I spent an hour or so earlier going over the timing of my novella that’s due back for copyediting at the end of the month. I had some notes from the last phase of editing where
The Well Runneth Dry
Good morning, squiders! I started this entry last Tuesday which tells you how my executive functioning has been lately. Every month I send out short stories. Basically I have a big spreadsheet, and it lists the story, the market, acceptance/rejection,
