Another info sheet for you today, Squiders. I’m afraid I spent the time I would have used composing something else (oh well, Thursday I guess) was spent playing Lego Star Wars “with” the not-so-small one. (He held a controller and
Mother Characters in Scifi and Fantasy
There’s not a lot of mother characters as main characters in speculative fiction. I can think of exactly two in books that I read (Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly and Boneshaker by Cherie Priest). Part of me is sad, because there’s
Library Book Sale Finds: Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny
The problem with the library book sale books (now I’ve been to another one) is that I’ve got a whole bunch now, and I can’t tell which ones I picked up versus which ones my husband picked up (unless they’re
The Mess of the Query Letter
The mess of my life too, Squiders. I’ve finally got everything in order to start getting my submission stuff together for my YA paranormal novel. So now I need to construct a query letter and a synopsis. I haven’t had
The Inciting Incident
I’m running a storycraft meeting on inciting incidents tonight, Squiders, and since y’all liked my pacing info sheet so much, I thought I’d share my info sheet for inciting incidents as well. What is an Inciting Incident? An inciting incident
A Need For New Music (And a Call for Reviewers)
Okay, Squiders, I need your help today. I went to my old music standby, Grooveshark, the other day, which is where I’ve made my novel-specific playlists over the years, only to discover that it had been shut down (and in
Cover Reveal: Under His Skin by Stacey O’Neale
Squiders, today I’m pleased to reveal to cover for the first book of Stacey O’Neale’s new series! Earth girls are never easy. But they’re worth it. Bakery owner Annabelle Sparks’ business is booming ever since she won reality TV’s Cupcake
The Changes of the Process (Part 2)
Along with the revision/editing post from Tuesday, I found a post about outlining from February of 2011. A little newer than the editing one, but still completely different from my current process. Again, for those too lazy to go back
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