Agatha Christie allegedly said “The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.” Agree or disagree?
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I didn’t know, either. But I had some ideas… I didn’t say they were great… and I don’t know why they’re sideways. Here’s who I was thinking for Barry and Melissa the team and one of the covers that didn’t win (we weren’t releasing the title yet when this cover was shown publicly) Quite […]
NOT like this! We have the best time doing these silly things. (I do, at least!)
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The Navigators – Sample Chapter One
(Updated 6/26/2016) Here it is, gang, the long awaited first chapter of The Navigators! Today you get to have a sneak peek at the opening of what I hope will be a 4-book release year. THIS sci fi mystery will be followed by Poggibonsi, my hilarious romantic comedy, The Water Castle, a romance, and […]
A lot goes into writing a book. You write it, but that’s just the start. You edit it, polish it… Run it through a critique group (more on that HERE)… Send it to beta readers for their input (more on that HERE and HERE)… Work on a cover and let your fan base choose the […]
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Hush The Demons
I think some of the best novels of our time, some of the most unique and interesting works, will never see the light of day – never get out of a drawer or computer somewhere – because of this. I know it, in fact. I’ve seen some of them. It’s like hiding the Mona Lisa. […]
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Four Steps Away From The Cliff
Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
I recently had the privilege of guest posting for the lovely, talented, and funny Sarah E. Boucher on the topic of quit days. Since I’m not able to reblog directly, she’s allowed me to paste the post onto my own blog. Click here to see the original post and on her…
Are you SURE you don’t want to be on the funniest author based quiz show/round table on the internet? We have such a good time each week. On this show, Jenny returns and tries to claim Best Author Of The Week Award two times in a row, we discuss birthday Nazis, Unfriending people on their […]
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You know, I never thought to ask…
You know, I never thought to ask if there was a better procedure for doing this than what I’m doing. So I’ll ask! When my critique partners got done with my story, they had flagged a lot of “crutch words” along the way. Those are words you accidentally overuse or stick in when you need […]
Yesterday we discussed how obsessive we writers can get about a scene, sometimes about just a few lines. (Click HERE for that display of OCD.) A naked, sweaty guy had to tie a t-shirt around himself to cover up. Simple enough, right? And yesterday we tested whether such shirt-wearing techniques were possible. They were. I […]
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