So. How did your NaNoWriMo Day 1 go? 🙂 I logged 883 words today. I didn’t think I’d get 1 written…so I’m fairly pleased. But I did fall short of my 2K word goal…guess I’ll have to catch up later on in the month. As so often happens when you have a project you absolutely …
Tag: Writing
Oct 30
The Muse is a Musician
<J. Leigh sneaks in, stage right…> Ahem. Well, I’ve been a bad SisterMuse for….well…a really long time now. So here’s a little post to hopefully catapult me back into Responsible Blogging…. “Sing, goddess, the wrath of Peleus’ son, Agamemnon…” (The Iliad) “In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Ilúvatar, …
Oct 20
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
Ahhh, it’s that time of year again. The leaves are beginning to turn, the night air is crisp, stews and hot cocoa are back on the menu, and writers everywhere are gearing up for the plunge we affectionately call NaNoWriMo. Here at SisterMuses, J. Leigh and I are both preparing for what promises to be …
Aug 11
The Essential Checklist for the Self-Published Author
It’s an unfortunate thing that there’s a stigma associated with self-publishing. I don’t think most people look at a self-employed plumber and say, with a shake of their heads, “Gosh. I guess he must not be good enough to cut it at a big plumbing company.” Most of us, I think, are happy to support …
Jul 19
Storytime
Well, S.K. is on vacation so you’re stuck with another blog post from me. (Hope you’re enjoying the beach, S.K. Without me. Yep…enjoying mojitos on the beach, with the waving palm trees and parrots……without me….). (I’m only slightly jealous. Slightly.) Anyway. Angsting aside, I just read a fabulous blog post by Jane Friedman called Why …
Jul 05
Wrangling Runaway Stories
J. Leigh would like to officially apologize for not blogging in ages. J. Leigh has been very busy. J. Leigh will now stop referring to herself in the third person. Funny how so often my ideas for blog posts are spawned by the various and sundry issues I face while trying to write. So right …
Jun 28
Build Your Own Writers’ Conference
There’s a reason why many companies have yearly seminars. It gives employees a chance to fire up their enthusiasm for their company and its products or services. It offers them a chance to unplug from the ordinary and have some fun while networking with others in their field. And it gives them the chance to …
Jun 16
A Matter of Perspective, Part II
I’d like to continue J. Leigh’s discussion of POV vs. perspective. This is such an important topic for writers, and something that can make or break a story if not executed correctly. In the last post, J. Leigh defined perspective as a refinement or narrowing of the larger category of point-of-view. When writing, you have …
May 26
Pocket God — or How to Be a Mean Author
So, a while back I heard about this phone app called Pocket God. I kind of wanted a smart phone just to be able to play this game. Basically, the idea was you get this little man that you can torture in all kinds of fun ways. You can strike him with lightning, or feed …
May 16
When Good Stories Go Bad…
Well, “bad” may be a bit harsh. And maybe what I want to talk about today isn’t so much when a formerly good story becomes a mutant monster of epic proportions. What I want to talk about is something I have a bit more experience with — when a good story idea starts bad. You …