Random Things
Fad
Do you ever wonder why some things become fads? Seriously, some of the stupidest things become the biggest fads. The inexplicably rise to popularity, everyone imitates or joins in, they live a brief (some things longer than others), shining life, and then they disappear, only to resurface fifteen years later, sometimes as a recurring fad […]
Cliffhanger
My husband and I just watched the season finale of Castle. As is often the case any more, the season ended on a cliffhanger. Without giving away any spoilers, the last scene left us at a pivotal moment that will change the course of the show, but we the viewers must wait the entire summer […]
The Perfect 10…K (vs the 150K)
The discussion of the perfect manuscript comes up again and again in writers’ circles. I’ve eavesdropped on at least one a year since I resumed my writing journey. I suspect it’s one of the perils of being artists in the business world. Do we make art or do we make money? Why can’t we make […]
Hooked
In nurturing my writing career, one of the things that interested me (and frustrated me) most was how to structure a novel in order to grab the attention of readers. I say it frustrated me also, not because I didn’t like what I learned, but because I had a hard time making my story fit […]
New Perspective
I saw an article the other day that suggested rewriting your scenes as though your characters were deaf, and then again as though they were blind. This exercise will help you to use the other senses you don’t necessarily use in writing as often, such as touch, taste, and feel, to give your descriptions more […]
Your Story, Your Integrity
You want to be a writer. If you’ve written (and finished) anything, you are a writer. Here’s the hard part. What do you do with what you’ve written? If you’re like most writers, you try to get people to read it. You hand it to your friends, your relatives and your postman looking for something […]
Links…Oh, yeah!
So, with Easter being yesterday and all, I totally forgot about a post for today. While I don’t have anything prepared, I decided to share some exciting news from different parts of the writing world. Morgan Busse’s sophomore novel, Son of Truth, releases from Marcher Lord Press today. I just read Daughter of Light last […]
Homeschooling Twist on Fantasy Gaming
This week I tried something different with the kids and homeschooling. We did a fantasy adventure. It’s something I’ve thought about before but never got around to setting up until lately. I took some loose inspiration from role playing games, but without dice or battles (yet). It played along something like this: The kids knew […]
