Back-pedalling and moving forward
For the last several weeks I’ve been regaling y’all with character sketches, the creation story, and the divine history of Tellurin leading up to the beginning of my novel. I just wanted to take a few...
View ArticleThe Willing Suspension of Disbelief: Susanna Kearsley
One thing that I must comment upon with a traditional writing conference like SiWC (this is their 21st year) is the frustration of concurrent sessions. I don’t think there was a time where I didn’t...
View ArticleBestseller Banter Panel
First, a wee note: I have embarked on my first NaNoWriMo, and because I had to finish a couple of writing tasks before the end of October, I haven’t been able to blog daily and complete my report of...
View ArticleSix questions with J.R. Cameron
John Cameron I’ve never understood why it’s become common practice to write the author bio in the 3rd person. John R. Cameron lives in Sudbury, Ontario. If you’re taking the time to read my bio, isn’t...
View ArticleTipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the Interwebz March 16-22, 2014
Away from home this week and free wifi is slooooow. I’d just posted about seasonal affective disorder (SAD) myself when Lydia Sharp posted this to Writer Unboxed:...
View ArticleTipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Sept 14-20, 2014
I’ve an interesting variety this week. How to use rewards and punishments to encourage your character to change, by K.M. Weiland. Katie shares how she learned to write on her Wednesday vlog. How to...
View ArticleTipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Jan 18-24, 2015
Roz Morris with more tales from her masterclasses for The Guardian. This week, your inner horse, johari windows, and finding your character’s true nature. K.M. Weiland on “on the nose” dialogue, how to...
View ArticleWordsmith Studio Homecoming 2015: What are you reading?
For the best effect, please read the headline of this post with an incredulous tone ;) 1) What are you reading? Just like I work on multiple project in my writing, I read multiple books, both ebooks...
View ArticleTipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, August 2-8, 2015
This was the big controversy this week: Homme de Plume (now in convenient hashtag #hommedeplume). One woman author queries using a male name and gets more requests for partials and fulls than when...
View ArticleTipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, August 16-22, 2015
Blissfully back to normal! And Mom’s surgery went wonderfully, thanks. Now, on to the Writerly Goodness: Are you protagonist and your main character the same person? K.M. Weiland explains how the...
View ArticleTipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, June 19-25, 2016
I have no idea where all this came from. It was a bountiful week for Writerly Goodness. Julie Glover guest posts on Jami Gold’s blog: four steps to break grammar rules with style. Anne Janzer guest...
View ArticleTipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Feb 26-March 4, 2017
Ah, another lovely batch of informal writerly learnings for you K.M. Weiland: the lazy writer’s six-question guide to writing an original book. Helping Writers Become Authors Kathryn Craft shares seven...
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