I don’t think I’ve done one of these all year. Whoops. (For those who are new, I acquired a ton of books at a few library book sales a few years back, and occasionally I will read one. I like
What is an Outline? (Part 2)
Good morning, squiders! Last week we started talking about the basics of outlining. We’ll finish that up today. What are the parts of an outline? Again, this varies wildly from author to author. A basic outline, the one most people
Mars Trilogy Readalong: Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Ugh, guys, I’m sorry this took me so long to get through. I don’t really have any good excuses, except I should have started more than a week before we were supposed to be talking about it, especially since it’s
Landsquid Sketches
Sorry, squiders, no Red Mars discussion today. We’ve had a really bad week, personally, around these parts, and I’m just not done. (I’m close, but I don’t see any way it’s going to happen today, around everything else that’s going on. Plus each
What is an Outline?
Okay, squiders! Let’s dig into outlines. What is an outline? In the most basic terms, an outline is a plan you make before you begin a story. You’re probably familiar with the form they teach you back in elementary school
Outlining Introduction
So, my darling squiders, I have gone through my nonfiction book ideas, and there’s only ONE left for the series. Madness, I know. Thank you guys again for coming along with me on these book posts! After this one is
Making Nano Work For Me
Afternoon, squiders! If you are doing Nano, you should be 10K at the end of today. How’s it going? As we discussed as a possibility last week, in the end I decided to do a time goal. 45 minutes a
Reminder to Move Your CreateSpace Books (and the Promised Landsquid)
First, landsquid! Boo! Secondly, I wanted to remind everyone who has been using CreateSpace that the service is closing, and if you haven’t yet, you should look at moving your paperbacks over to KDP (which is replacing it). Amazon will