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Protip: Yoga doesn’t cure writer’s block (which doesn’t really exist anyway)
What do werewolves and writer’s block have in common? Neither of them exist. That being said, I have been experiencing technical difficulties with my current project. It’s a good idea, has a solid backstory and setting, and, I think, is … Continue reading
On Compelling Fiction
You guys, I don’t ever go in the romance section. No–that came out wrong. I totally spend time in the romance section when I’m alphabetizing and updating the front list with new books and pulling books to send back to … Continue reading
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Tagged anne mccaffrey, bdsm, changes, christopher moore, compelling fiction, dresden files, erotica, jim butcher, lamb, masterharper of pern, nanowrimo, original sinners, romance, the angel, the gospel according to biff, the prince, the siren, tiffany reisz, tiny godzilla, writing, writing a book, writing believable characters
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How I Learned to Write a Damn Book
A lot of you probably wonder why I fangirl so ridiculously hard on Jim Butcher all the time. A lot of you probably think that I have some kind of crazycatlady crush on the man–or maybe on Harry Dresden. You … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged amwriting, chuck wendig, creative nonfiction, devon monk, dresden files, fantasy, glen duncan, harry connolly, harry dresden, how i learned to write a book, hunter s. thompson, james r. tuck, jim butcher, joe hill, kalayna price, kat richardson, kate griffin, kevin hearne, laurell k. hamilton, learn to write a book, lili st. crow, lilith saintcrow, morgan llewelyn, nancy a. collins, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, neil gaiman, patricia briggs, richard kadrey, rob thurman, science fiction, seanan mcguire, short story, urban fantasy, writing, writing a novel
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A letter from Camp NaNoWriMo
I have been lax, constant readers, because this month I have been participating in Camp NaNoWriMo. For those of you unfamiliar, National Novel Writing Month (hosted by the Office of Letters and Light) is a program I feel very strongly … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, campnanowrimo, nanowrimo, sequels, writing, writing a novel
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On the end of NaNoWriMo… and then writing its sequel
So NaNoWriMo is over, and I’ve been decompressing by, ah, well… writing. I must be insane. I know, I get it. One of my friends told me tonight, “You know, November’s over. You can stop writing now.” I laughed at … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, nanowrimo, sequels, shut up and write, writing, writing a novel, writing a sequel
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It’s not pantsing, it’s organic storytelling
That sounds better, doesn’t it? Sounds a lot more like “go with the flow” and lot less like “make shit up as you go.” But let’s face it, pantsers, you’re doing both of those things. Sorry, plotters – so are … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, pantsing, plotting, plotting vs pantsing, writing a novel
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Who’s ready to panic? or, Don’t worry, it’s just NaNoWriMo
The countdown is On, people. Only two more days until National Novel Writing Month starts, in all its caffeine- and chocolate-fueled glory. Last year was my first year doing it, and I won. Hooray! But twelve months, three novels, two … Continue reading
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Tagged 50000 words 30 days, amwriting, nanowrimo, national novel writing month, noveling, writing, writing a novel
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I’m doing it again.
The thing where I claim to not have anything to say, so I don’t write. The thing where I say, “I’m not inspired,” so I don’t write. Where I say I don’t have time, so I don’t write. It’s all … Continue reading
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Tagged amwriting, editing, inspiration, nanowrimo, revision, writers block, writing
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Seven Things I’ve Learned About Querying
I have finished a second draft of FRAMED, and, in order to give it some distance before I look at it again, I have begun the daunting task of drafting query letters. In the late nights at Books-A-Million, leafing through … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, amwriting, book deals, editing, literary agents, looking for agent, nanowrimo, professionalism, publishing, query letters, rejection, revising, writing, writing groups
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