When the writing is good, you feel it. "You feel it in your bones," they might say in a story, as if good writing matches the creak we hear from our bones sometimes when we sit down, or kneel on a hard floor. When I revised my chapter one recently for the bazillionth time, I… Continue reading Feel it in your bones
Month: August 2016
Sam
This is the beginning of something...I'm not sure what. There might be some mystical reason her hair is white, like she's a faerie changeling...or not. I've been trying to write more YA, and do more third-person POV, since I lean towards first, so...something different. ============================ Sam Mayhorn was the only person at school with white… Continue reading Sam
Writing and Political Correctness
Wow! Just read this excellent, smart article about writing and being politically correct, and how to describe our books to others: Writing in a Trigger-Happy World
Stand Out to Agents & Editors
Currently Reading... I've been working on my novel and reading some great library books, mainly YA. I've been trying to branch out to read about non-Western cultures more. Just yesterday I finished a new take on the Peter Pan story, and today I'm starting a book about two girls in ancient Arabia. What are you… Continue reading Stand Out to Agents & Editors
Typing Madly 