Hello all, I'm here to talk about one of my author friends again. I met her years ago in San Luis Obispo, California when we joined a writing critique group. We were in the group with 2 other people, also talented, writing an assortment of types of novels - YA, fantasy, etc. My friend Liz's… Continue reading Discovering Writer Elizabeth Roderick
Tag: fantasy fiction
Reading Authors who Become Controversial
Hello, everyone! Welcome to May! How does it feel?I am excited to share that I was able to complete my goal for Camp NaNoWriMo; admittedly, I did end up changing it from 50,000 words to 45,000. But I am so proud of myself for having completed it! I was able to reach part 2 and… Continue reading Reading Authors who Become Controversial
500 words/day challenge, & a great book!
Stuck in a Cloud I'm tired of this blog being dead. I'm tired of not writing. Yes, I'm scared; nervous; anxious. Yes, I don't believe I can do it. Writing again after such a long slump? Impossible, my Inner Editor says. But I'm going to try! The 500 words/day Challenge! If you'd like, try with… Continue reading 500 words/day challenge, & a great book!
The Internal Story
While my follow up to my post on cliche is coming soon, I wandered into this amazing article on Writer Unboxed. The articles on WU are usually amazing, however, this one particularly struck me, because it spoke to my current struggle in my current WIP 2nd draft. Right now I am working on a 500… Continue reading The Internal Story
What IS writing? What Does It Mean? &, Writing What You Know
What does writing mean? For some, it is just scribbling something on a piece of paper. For others, it's a struggle to try and express what they want to put down in words. I have heard it said a lot, "I don't know how to write", or, "I don't write well." This always boggled me.… Continue reading What IS writing? What Does It Mean? &, Writing What You Know