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Feaking Hilarious. Let me diagram it for you . . .
This one time, I felt sorry for Robison Wells and it's not even because a horn is trying to erupt from his forehead. That in itself is not a big deal. (I mean, if it's a unicorn horn it would be pretty...
View ArticleJust what the world needs . . . another writing blog.
When I started my other blog, I thought I was going to spend all kinds of time writing and thinking about writing and blogging about reading.But I realized as a novice writer, there's only so much to...
View ArticleLose the Jeep
Or maybe not lose it. But we probably don't need to know it's red yet.Nathan Bransford, former literary-agent-turned-middle-grade-author, offered a critique of a first page for someone on his blog the...
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Freaking hilarious. Let me diagram it for you . . .
This one time, I felt sorry for Robison Wells and it's not even because a horn is trying to erupt from his forehead. That in itself is not a big deal. (I mean, if it's a unicorn horn it would be pretty...
View ArticleBrain dump
And here's how you know you're a writer. I went on vacation and wrote TWICE as much as I usually do in a day. And I count that as a GOOD vacation.Why, yes, I am a barrel of laughs and an amusing travel...
View ArticleCrazy, Stupid Good
The fun of being a movie goer is that if you sit through enough mediocre movies, you'll stumble into one that's worth the price of admission. Or even the price of popcorn. Which is what Crazy, Stupid...
View ArticleResearch
I hate it.Dang, I picked the wrong job.I hate it but I do it.Maybe I don't hate all research. Sometimes it's funny to me. I've had to explore floor plans for Antebellum homes, take a virtual tour of...
View ArticleWhite Noise
It's a flood, man. The constant barrage of tweets and FB updates: buy my book, it's awesome, blah blah blah.I try to follow back anyone on Twitter who follows me unless they're obviously a spammer. But...
View ArticleWord
I am developing an irrational hatred for the phrase "at the end of the day." Maybe I just hear it too often lately, mainly from reality show bottom feeders. I hope that's all it is, and not something...
View ArticleHow I got my agent
Yeah, hi. I have big news.Uh . . . I got an agent.I am thrilled. DELIGHTED! And I'm just going to tell this story exactly as it happened and anyone who sees their name in here but doesn't want to can...
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I want to be this guy when I grow up
Now that I've been doing this writing thing for a few years, I've gotten a chance to rub elbows with all different kinds of published types. And I've rubbed elbows with people who didn't used to be...
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Book love/Giveaway!
I'm giving away a book. And it falls under the category of great summer reads in this awesome Vacation Reads book hop sponsored by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer. And the book is...Okay, it's a choice. You...
View ArticleGiveaway winner
And we have a winner.And it's #66 according to Ye Olde Random Number generator.And that's Becca.And YAY!And I'm at the RWA conference all week this week and it's awesome. YAY! I'll have highlights for...
View ArticleHow I increased my word count while DECREASING my writing time
I'm a mom with two little ones at home. They used to nap. That was a great time to write. And then they gave up naps, and this summer became the first time that I had to figure out how to make writing...
View ArticleConfessions of a reformed pantser, Part 2
Part 2. You can read Part 1 of my reform here. So if you've read Rachel Aaron's post here's how I managed to go from doing a 95,000 word manuscript in 9 months, to turning out an 85,000 word manuscript...
View ArticleUnintentional stroke of genius
I was trying to figure out how to describe a smell the other day. In my WIP, I mean. In real life, I say things like, "It smells yummy," or "It smells gross." In writing I try to be more . . ....
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