I’ve already mentioned signing up for the YA Buccaneers Spring Writing Boot Camp, and I talked about my goals here. Since we’re already a week and a half or so in, it’s time for my first official update. My March goals are to finish editing Facing the Music, first and foremost, and to continue drafting […]
Check-In #1: Spring Writing Boot Camp Read More »
I know I’ve been talking a bunch on this blog about how challenging it has been for me to get back in the writing groove, and how hard I’m working to push myself so that I can get back up to speed and meet some of the goals I’ve set for myself. Even though
A Motivational Kick in the Pants Read More »
Over the course of the past few months, I’ve mentioned in a handful of other blog posts that 2013 was a slow writing year for me. That I struggled to get words down on paper or come up with coherent story ideas or stay passionate about anything I was working on. What I haven’t discussed
Story Slump: Losing Your Creative Muscle Read More »
Some days I think that I shouldn’t post anything about potential new WIPs on this blog until I can be certain I’ll stick with them. Some days I think talking about new story ideas is the way to get myself to stick with them. Sometimes I’m certain that my new MS is going to be
Wrestling Doubt: An Intervention Read More »
I’ve always been one of those writers who has trouble with beginnings. Whether I have a fantastic grip on most of the story or a story that coalesces as I write it, I will inevitably change or rewrite the beginning five or six times. Starting in the wrong place with the wrong character POV has
When the Foundation Won’t Settle Read More »
No, not NaNoWriMo victory. For the first time ever, I won’t be crossing the finish line with thousands of other writers. But that’s a story for my next post because this one is all about the celebration! I made the announcement on Facebook and, I think, on Twitter, but it occurred to me recently that
Victory is Mine! (a Belated Celebration) Read More »
It’s that time of year again! No, I don’t mean the fast-approaching end of fall, or the beginning of truly crappy weather, or Halloween. (Although Halloween does tie in at least a little.) November is standing on our doorsteps, and that means National Novel Writing Month is almost here! That’s right. The mad quest for
Double Rebel: My Annual Pre-NaNoWriMo Post Read More »
To the best of my recollection, it’s only been a month or so since I last mentioned Positively Anonymous on here. At the time, I mentioned being super excited about what I’d hoped would be the last of my big revisions. There was one thing I didn’t mention in that post: I hadn’t actually done
Positively Anonymous – Temporary Hiatus Read More »
For those of you who follow or have followed this blog with some regularity, I’m sure you’re wondering why there have been very few mentions of Positively Anonymous in the last few months. I talked about the story a ton back in February and March, in part because I was under the impression that I
Whenever I hear about or meet other writers who can write a first draft without changing too many of their basic mechanics later, I can’t help my twinge of envy. By ‘basic mechanics’ I mean the type or number of POVs, or the age range, or the genre. Every MS I’ve finished that has undergone
Pathfinding, or the Ongoing Saga of Rewriting Read More »