The holidays are fast approaching, and it’s the time of year where you start to panic because you can’t seem to think of what your little brother might want, or what to get your friend who has everything (it turns
Writing Serially
I belong to a prompt community. I joined, oh, four years ago or so with the idea that I’d be able to use the prompts to stir the creative juices. It hasn’t really worked out. Oh, it’s not the community’s
Revisiting Short Stories
Early on in this blog, I wrote a post wondering what the deal was with short stories, why everyone insisted on telling you to write them when they do not prepare you for novel-writing (and vice versa), and whether or not
100th Post Celebration
Tada! 100 posts! Not too shabby for me and the Landsquid. In celebration, I give you the top 5 posts thus far: Collaborative Writing – Characters Outlining Writing with a Partner – Collaborative Editing What Would You Put on a
Kit Campbell and Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
You know how sometimes you watch some sort of movie (or read a book) and things just keep going wrong, and you think “This would never happen in real life.” Yeeeaaaahhh. Normally I don’t like to deviate from reading/writing/landsquids, but
Following the White Rabbit
Let’s say you’re walking along, minding your own business, when BAM a story idea waylays you. It’s interesting, it’s fun, it has all the information you need to sit down and get going. Let us also assume that you are
Get Out and Live
As we speak, my husband and I are somewhere deep in the Rocky Mountains. I’m using his cell phone as a modem – it’s like being on dial-up again – and we’re jamming to Falconer as my husband drives my
Ebooks vs Paper Books
First of all, I want to announce that next week shall be ALPACA vs. LANDSQUID guest blogger week. You’re going to want to stop by. My guest bloggers are brilliant and extremely funny, and I shall be drawing accompanying pictures.
The Frustration of Submission
I’m working on fixing up a book so I can continue submitting to agents with it. The process has gone a little like this: Step 1. Write Book. Step 2. Edit Book. Step 3. Write Query Letter/Synopsis. Step 4. Submit
Goodreads Giveaway: Hidden Worlds
Howdy squiders! Just a heads up that there’s a giveaway of my fantasy novella Hidden Worlds happening from today to May 15th over at Goodreads. Now’s your chance to get a free copy! The giveaways can be found here. (Note:
