Tag: fiction
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Keep On Writing…and Publishing!
Quick update on what I’m up to and plans to get a book cover done for my most recently [finished] short story. 😀
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Getting back to the writing…
No excuses for the absence, other than “life”. That, and the seemingly never-ending battle with The Editor (a/k/a my critical voice). So, we have a truce. She’ll try to let me be, and I’ll let her have her way every so often as I’m writing. I’m a methodological pantser (see video below), so when I…
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Have You Been Writing?
As per usual, it’s been a while since I’ve visited this poor little blog. But, that is life, no? I haven’t been writing. It’s not like I haven’t tried, at least a couple of times, but it’s been 6 (soon to be 7) years since I published anything. That, my friend, is a long drought.…
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Writing villains…
I’ve done everything I can do so far on my current WIP, so now it’s time to bring out the baddie… I suck at villains. Seems I either steer towards “nice” villains (ha!) or superficial, stereotypical villains. Or, no villains whatsoever… Which, of course, can make for some rather dull reading. Sigh. So, I’m doing…
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Book Review!
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career by James Scott Bell My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you love short stories and want to write them, this book should be on your “buy” list. Bell gives readers practical, easy-to-understand descriptions on how to write short stories that make…
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Try. Fail. Try Again. Fail Better. Rinse and Repeat.
I blame fast food. Not only for America’s (and the world’s) waistlines, but for our inability to be patient. To wait. I’m sure there are other culprits. Social media. Phone apps. Electricity. Yes. Electricity. Think about it. Turn a switch, instant light. Well. Maybe “instant gratification” isn’t always a bad thing… Anyway, on to my…
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How Important is Your Writing?
Writing can be such a mind game for many of us. How do you get past the roadblocks you throw out for yourself?
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Balancing Act
Still working on the balancing act of getting the writing done and the client work done. I have several stories in a range of completion, so didn’t need to start the most recent one…but I did, lol. I told myself I want to try my hand at a romance short story. But so far, it’s…