Earlier today (or maybe it was late last night), a friend on Twitter asked the #writingcommunity what got people in the mood to write. It was a pretty lighthearted question and the thread was full of good music recommendations. But there’s a hard truth that you may or may not be aware of. You can’t …
I am deep into revising JADE MOON WANING. Of the feedback I got when I sent it out to my CPs, a universal response was that it was kinda slow for the first hundred pages. This time through, I saw a place where I could tighten that up. One little change… And over 8 chapters …
This time last weekend, I was at Balticon. I had the entire day, more or less to myself, programming for me having ended with a great panel discussion (I was the moderator – so my opinions on how it went are my own, but I think it went well) about the past 25 years of …
Earlier this week – or was it two weeks ago, I can’t remember – I finished a comprehensive read-through/edit of my current project (Working title: JADE MOON WANING). Part of this read through… Ok, full disclosure here: It should have been part of the read through. I actually thought of this after the fact, and …
Two weekends ago, I was at Penguicon. I was only available for Saturday, but I had a great time. One part of the programming I was on was something called “Office Hours.” This is kind of what you’d think it was. Two or three authors would hang out in the con bookstore, in surprisingly comfortable …
What goes into naming characters? Names have power. They form a direct link to a person. Character names can do double duty by conveying a sense, or a feeling about the character. Choosing names for your characters is important, not the least of which is that you’re going to encounter them on nearly every page …
I confess that today got away from me. I did get a good chunk of writing done, then I spent *A LOT* of time outside with chores, etc. Next thing I know, it’s after 6:00 Pm. Time to shower, feed the dogs, and find some time to unwind. Not to mention dinner, etc. But what …
I’m going to end this week by telling you a story, because – you know – that’s what I do. Last weekend, I got a Fitbit. A Fitbit Inspire HR to be exact, which wouldn’t even have been on my radar, if not for John Scalzi mentioning his. I got it for a number of …
Because writing is a craft where (if you’re lucky) you’ll never stop learning, it should come as no surprise to you to hear that I’ve discovered that my style of editing is changing. There are some parts that haven’t changed. I still print the whole thing out, and I still read it out loud. That’s …
As you may be able to tell from the title of this post, I am no longer editing JADE MOON WANING!! I took advantage of a couple of cold-weather closures at the day job and I managed to make it to the end of the book. I sent it out to my Agent, and CPs …