Much earlier in the year, my husband and I decided it was time to move back to our home state. We’d had a lovely time in Cali, but anyone who has ever been there knows that it’s ridiculously expensive and
Thursday Round-up
On time this week! It’s been an interesting week on the interweb – enjoy! Science/Space Tesla’s Underlooked Genius The International Space Station Celebrates 10 Years Up-close look at the Space Shuttle Deep Impact Spacecraft About to Get Up-close View of
Beginnings
Starting yet another novel for Nano this year has reminded me how very much I hate beginnings. Somewhere out there, I have no doubt, is an author whose first lines are always poignant and gripping on the first try, whose
Nano Zen
In recent years, Nanowrimo has grown to such massivity that it’s impossible to keep up on the forums anymore, but back when I did, I noticed a fairly common phenomenon known as Plot Death. Plot Death goes a little like
NaNoWriMo – Is It Worth It?
Yes. Absolutely yes. At this point in the internet I think everyone who writes or is in some way related to writing is aware of the existence of Nano, no matter their opinion on the subject. I know agents and publishers
Story Soundtracks
My first ever novel attempt was in middle school. I started a few more in high school (the longest, I believe, is 18 pages) but I would always get bored and wander off in the middle, or frustrated by something,
The Epic Battle Against Short Stories
Any aspiring writer, once they get past the “Oh this is fun” stage into the “Oh, hey, maybe I could actually do something with this” stage, invariably starts reading writing advice. And, invariably, they come across something that will tell
Discussion About Description
As far as I know, all authors – published or no – have some aspect of the writing process that is just absolutely foreign to them. Something that, though they have learned over the years how to put together a
Kit’s Early Works, Part 1
I am aware it is Teaser Tuesday, but I am not yet hip to the whole twitter writing scene and so, for now, I abstain. Well, that, and the fact that I just finished a (second? rewritten first? who knows?)
Delve into the Depths
My mother was telling me the other day how – of the two stories her students wrote for NaNoWriMo last year that she actually read in their entirety – both were more or less rip-offs of other media. Apparently she
