Ah, the pseudonym. Something to hide behind, for whatever reason. Authors as varying as Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, and C.S. Lewis have used them over the years. As I ponder trying out new genres, I find myself returning to this
All and Sundry (and Your Favorite Poll)
Hi Squiders! We’ve almost run out of March already. How does that always seem to happen? (We got a ton of snow yesterday, and our power’s been flickering on and off all day, which is very annoying, especially when one
Re-Learning How to Co-Write
Siri and I have officially broken ground on the sequel for City of Hope and Ruin! It’s just a couple thousand words, but we’re going, and so far it feels good. It’s already interesting from a process standpoint, however. For
Day Job?
So, in theory, I’m living the author’s dream. I’m mostly a stay-at-home mom (though I do freelance and contract editing and writing part-time), so I should have plenty of writing time. Right? Isn’t that what we all want, to be able to
10 Writing Prompts to Get Your Day Going
If you troll about the Internet, you’ll see that a lot of writing advice out there, if you want to make a career out of writing, says to be as productive as possible. More stuff written = more practice and
A Surplus of Lesbians
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
