Not that there’s anything wrong with lesbians. As you guys know, Siri and I have begun work on the sequel to City of Hope and Ruin. If you’re familiar with CoHaR, you know that we have two viewpoint characters, Theo and
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
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
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
Common Writing Mistakes: Ending in the Wrong Place
Good morning, squiders. Last week we discussed starting in the wrong place. But one can end a story in the wrong place as well. (To be fair, there are a lot of issues that have to do with what scenes
Musical Interlude 2018
I was looking at summer camps this morning, Squiders, and one was touting that its 2018 schedule was now up, and in my head I was like, “Why so far in the future?” I have now remembered what year it
Common Writing Mistakes: Starting in the Wrong Place
Trucking right along, squiders. (As an aside, Pinterest now allows you to create sub-boards, so I spent a lot of yesterday organizing my most problematic board, unhelpfully called “Your Pinterest Likes” and left over from when you could like pins.
Common Writing Mistakes: Pacing and Plot Flow
Back to it, squiders! Also, a reminder that we’ll discuss Dream Thief by Stephen R. Lawhead next Thursday, if you’re planning on reading that along with me. (Have you been reading it? Once again we have a future where all the scientists
