A lot of beginning NaNoWriMo writers get stuck due to poor planning. “Oh! I’m just going to sit down and write!” One of the solutions to that problem is to look at structure. The idea that you can plot out what you’re going to write next offends some people: what if your work isn’t that […]
**** Excellent. Two female main characters, no strong male characters but boys (especially ones who are having trouble with bullies) might still be able to relate. For 7-8 year olds, a chapter book rather than a middle-grade. About 136 pages. The Adventures of Tempest and Serena by Marty Mokler Banks In short: The two main
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Here it is, the new cover by Martha Lancaster! So sweet. As soon as the POD goes live (I’m waiting to check the proof), I’ll set up a contest on Goodreads. Right now, I’m finishing up the last book in the series…I’m waiting to see if I need to make any changes to
New cover: Exotics Book 1: The Floating Menagerie. Read More »
Here it is, the new cover by Martha Lancaster! So sweet. As soon as the POD goes live (I’m waiting to check the proof), I’ll set up a contest on Goodreads. Right now, I’m finishing up the last book in the series…I’m waiting to see if I need to make any changes to fit the whole
New cover: Exotics Book 1: The Floating Menagerie. Read More »
Here it is, the new cover by Martha Lancaster! So sweet. As soon as the POD goes live (I’m waiting to check the proof), I’ll set up a contest on Goodreads. Right now, I’m finishing up the last book in the series…I’m waiting to see if I need to make any changes to fit the
New cover: Exotics Book 1: The Floating Menagerie. Read More »
I was reading Syd Field’s Going to the Movies: A Personal Journey through Four Decades of Modern Film in the bathtub, accompanied by a cold mug of tea and an even colder but faster-to-disappear cherry milkshake, when I came across something and knew I couldn’t stay in the tub any longer. He’s talking to Robert
Yesterday I held a cooking party. (I’ll get the final recipes up soon, I promise.) People came over, drank, cooked, ate, talked, had fun. Every one of these I do, they get better. More fun. It takes a lot of work, a lot of hidden prep to make these things go off. An understanding of
So I’m getting better about writing fiction every morning. I missed a couple of days last weekend, but I went to a funeral, so sue me, shoulder-angel. But I’ve already cleared out the queue of stories that I had in mind, so I need to find something else to write. Turns out when you set
Choose Your Own Character: games, fiction, and the illusion of choice. Read More »
Available at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online bookstores. The Girl and the Genie by De Kenyon In this fairy tale, a girl finds a magic bottle with a genie inside (she can tell there’s a genie inside, because she can see it having adventures), but the genie won’t come out to give
Available at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online bookstores. The Girl and the Genie by De Kenyon In this fairy tale, a girl finds a magic bottle with a genie inside (she can tell there’s a genie inside, because she can see it having adventures), but the genie won’t come out to give her wishes. What
