Lately I have found myself reading every blog post on the do’s and don’ts of writing. Everything from Editing checklists to Misused words. I am not sure why I am reading all of these, probably because I don’t feel comfortable enough with my own grammar skills, and most likely because I still mix up effect and…
I logged on this morning and realized it had been about 3 weeks since I had posted on my blog. Why? Because I have been too busy, writing, editing, and submitting. I edited the latest version of Red the Were Hunter and started sending it out. Finished up my query for The Society and started…
I found this cool new website: http://PlottersandPantsers.Wordpress.com And I started following their feed on Facebook. They have some great articles that they have been putting out in the last few weeks. They posted an article on the 15th, of a blog post by author Chuck Wendig on his Terribleminds blog http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/01/03/25-things-writers-should-stop-doing/ 25 things a writer should…
Lately I have found my inbox, twitter feed and Facebook feed choked full of amazing writing information. How to’s and Don’t do’s. And I would love to blog about All of them! But I just can’t. So I retweet, repost and do everything I can to get the information out there to all my followers, in hopes…
This last week I had the amazing privilege to go to the RWA SoCal Convention in Santa Ana California. It was filled with tons of great information as well as new friends, and lots of inspiration. I listened to speakers on a variety of subjects from Steampunk Gadgets to World Building to Writing a Novella. All of which were…
So, this novel I have been working on, and off, and on again, for the last two years, working title “Underland” has been kicking my butt! I had all but the last 12,000 words written last year and then the weight of the book came crashing down on me as I realized I had 100,000 words…
I found an awesome article on Writer’s Digest, by @BrianKlems http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/the-7-deadly-sins-of-self-editing?et_mid=607208&rid=235010435 This article is a great example of ways that as a writer you can limit your potential and cause your own demise. To be honest, I found myself guilty of a couple of these. Though I will not tell you which ones. As a…
When I started reading Paranormal romance, I kept it to myself. No way did I want people to think I was one of “those women” who read the steamy romance novels and fantasized about forbidden intimate encounters with strangers! But then I started to read books like Jennifer Ashley’s Pride Mates, and Lara Adrian’s Midnight…
I have never really thought of writing as my job. I am a mom, and have always seen that as my “job” and writing as my outlet. Because it is my outlet I have gone along for the last couple of years, writing when I feel like it, stopping when I don’t. Moving from project…
Okay, Let me start off by saying I don’t have sex scenes in my books. I have tension building intimate scenes, but not full graphic sex scenes. However, I found an article at: http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/content.php?2275-Perfect-Sex—Or-How-to-Romance-Your-Reader-by-Nina-Pierce Perfect Sex – Or how to romance your reader, By Nina Pierce. I thought the article was great. Even if you…
