Let’s continue our never-ending attempt to see if I can get YouTube videos to embed here. You guys know that I think music is an excellent way to help you get tone and mood when writing, and depending on what
Have We Gone Too Far?
Have you ever had a scene that is in such bad shape that it just makes you want to flail incoherently? Yeah, me too. But, in other news (I totally wrote “noises,” which I credit to my in-laws watching a
How Much Can You Plot the Heart of a Story?
I’m not going to lie, Squiders. I’m having a ton of issues with the edit on the first book of my fantasy trilogy. I’m getting nowhere fast, and even when I do get somewhere, it’s only to find myself facing
PitchWars, Tours, and Miscellany
Oh, Squiders, what a week I’ve had. Did I tell you that my stove caught fire? I think I did. It looks like we might actually get some money from the repair company, though! (We had someone out to check
Why You Need to Break the Mold
We’re doing a sewing analogy today, Squiders. Sorry. So, at the end of last week I finally managed to get my patterns together. (Which was a pain in the butt–one pattern had to be traced off a sheet included with
Progress! Kind of.
Last week we talked about focus, Squiders, and my lack of it lately. I am pleased to say I am getting somewhere now! Well, sort of. I was somewhat waylaid bad a nasty bout of vertigo over the weekend, which
What They Really Mean When They Say ‘Write What You Know’
I was working on an interview for our upcoming long-term blog tour for City of Hope and Ruin, and one of the questions was about the worst writing advice I’d ever received. So I was thinking back over writing advice
A Lack of Focus
Oh, Squiders. Normally I’m so good at multitasking. And then I go through bouts where I can’t seem to focus long enough on anything to make any progress. Take June, for example. I had four goals. Finish a short story
What is Conflict?
We talked about conflict on Tuesday at Storycraft, and I put together an info sheet on the topic, which I thought you guys might like to see. It’s pretty basic–conflict is a wide and varied monstrosity, and you could really
Spurts of Creativity
I’ve had this blog a long time, Squiders–six years this August–and so sometimes it’s hard for me to remember if I’ve talked about something before, and sometimes a scan of the archives is not helpful if it’s a topic without
