Bringing Your Horse on an Epic Quest: A Beginner’s Guide
On my list of favorite things, fantasy books rank right up there with dark chocolate ice cream smothered in hot fudge. Part of the reason …
On my list of favorite things, fantasy books rank right up there with dark chocolate ice cream smothered in hot fudge. Part of the reason …
Hordes of writers near and far are stocking up on coffee and wine and are installing fresh padding on the walls of their writing caves …
Malinda Lo has been doing a fantastic series for YA Pride this month. As part of that, I am featured today as a guest blogger! …
Big news: I finally polished the last flakes of crust off the turd better known as my manuscript! Although it’s going through one more quick …
Descriptions are not my favorite aspect of writing novels. Given the choice, I’d rather write dialogue. However, while my characters can talk about rocket powered …
There’s only one important piece of advice I can give anyone how to write the first draft of a novel (or anything, for that matter): …
Day 7 contained a great discussion about querying/the business of publishing, a mild sunburn, and a perilous walk along a freeway access road. Since our …
Some sort of magic happened on Day 5, and by Day 6 of the retreat our cohort turned into a family. The final morning of …
On Day 5 of the writing retreat, I FINALLY GOT MY COMPUTER BACK! As it turns out, the problem was simply that the trackpad had …
Day 4 was unexpectedly relaxing. I slept in a little and accidentally missed breakfast, but the mid-morning snack saved me from hunger-induced Hulk rage. We …