Well, squiders, I wrote most of a blog post yesterday, and it just wasn’t gelling. The longer it went on, the less sense I felt it was making. And then I got distracted by things and I never posted it,
Sick Day (and Story Structure)
Happy Thursday, squiders. I hope yours find you better than mine, where I am literally a fountain of snot. (Tips for dealing with sinus congestion–and hopefully getting rid of it? I will love you forever.) Anyway, Siri and I spent
Promo: The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Crave
Good morning, squiders! Today I’ve got The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Crave by Deborah Wilde. It’s the fourth in a series of paranormal romances. This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Deborah is giving
The Trials of the Follow-up
As I mentioned to you guys at the beginning of the year, Siri and I are working on the sequel to City of Hope and Ruin. Or, more accurately, trying to work on the sequel to CoHaR. We’ve been trying to hammer out
Where is the Best Place to Write?
We’ve talked about writing locations before, Squiders, about libraries and coffee shops and home offices and whatnot. We’ve talked about setting up our own and what mine looks like (though the images seem to have been eaten in the website
Common Writing Mistakes: Lack of Conflict
So I lied, Squiders, and found one more common writing mistake. Today we’re going to talk about conflict. Conflict in the writing sense is when something stands in your protagonist’s way of getting what he/she/it wants. (NOTE: The protagonist of a scene
I’m Sensing a Trend
Happy Tuesday, squiders! I just finished reading The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip, which is the first of a fantasy trilogy and was published in 1976. Do you know what the book reminded me of? The Finnbranch trilogy that we
Common Writing Mistakes: Wrong Audience
Good morning/afternoon cusp, squiders! I think this will be the last post in this series, and I’ll save the rest for the book. Also, it is cold and I forgot to put a coat on like an idiot. Today we’re