All right, squiders! (Oh no, they’ve changed the blog interface and now I have to figure out where everything is again, argh.) Today we’re going to look at some basic forms of outlining (with examples) to give you an idea
Why Do I Need (or Want) an Outline?
Happy Tuesday, squiders! It is freezing in my house and I can’t find–oh, here they are. Never mind. We’re continuing to talk about outlining today, tackling why you might want–or need–to have an outline. What’s the point of an outline?
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
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
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
November Plans and Learning Options
(First of all, I’m going to move our discussion of Red Mars until next Thursday, Nov 8. I don’t know if you guys are reading this along with me, but I’m having a hard time getting into it. And I keep getting
Post-Con and Nano Musings
I have survived the con again! Yay, go me. It was actually pretty relaxing, all told, except for panel nerves, a lot of which probably stemmed from the fact that I was the youngest person on all my panels, usually
Free Time!
One of the things I look forward to the most about MileHiCon is having some time to myself. Aside from some evening commitments and the panels I’m on (and the book signing time), I’ve got the whole weekend to myself,
Recording vs. Typing
I type, Squiders. When I write, I sit down at a computer, open a word processing document (or the blog window, I guess), and go to it. (Or get distracted by the Internet. Dang you, Internet, you double-edged sword.) But,
October!
It’s that time of year again. October! Best month of the year! You guys are probably sick of me saying that every year, but it continues to be true. The temperature is finally dropping enough to wear, you know, pants. And
