January 25, 2008Musings Wanted: YA Revolution So I’ve been giving a lot of thought to YA fiction lately. Thanks to those of you who’ve replied to my Reader […]
January 24, 2008Musings The Crud I have what is commonly referred to around here as “the crud”. Big whomping sinus headache, congestion…not to mention the mental fuzzies […]
January 22, 2008Musings Reader Poll Okay readers and writers, I’ve got a question for you to help out another writer friend. When you were a teen, did […]
January 20, 2008Musings Timeline of Romance Something that crossed my mind last week is the timeline of romance–reality vs. fiction. Now my family is a sterling example of […]
January 19, 2008Musings A Non-Writing Related Update I am on vacation. I’m not on the beach or in the mountains or at any popular destination spot. I’m in Kansas […]
January 15, 2008Musings End of the Sweat Well today is the end of the second round of 70 Days of Sweat. Of course I made my declaration last week […]
January 14, 2008Musings Email From An Idol Well I just had a bit of excitement. Some background first. One of the reasons I started writing in the first place […]
January 14, 2008Musings Imagery…In the Mind of the Reader “…imagery does not occur on the writer’s page; it occurs in the reader’s mind.” –Stephen King King brings up this interesting and […]
January 10, 2008Musings Mary Sue’s Worst Nightmare Okay, I admit it. I’ve developed an addiction the last couple of days to my StumbleUpon toolbar. It just keeps bringing up […]
January 10, 2008Musings Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Rules For Writing Fiction I found this list through StumbleUpon and thought they were good ones. I was particularly amused by number 8. 1. Use the […]