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Category Archives: writing process
The State of Black Sci F week 4: Giveaway and something about my novel
Back in 2010 I decided to participate in Nano for the first time. National Novel Writing Month, Nano for short, happens every November, and participants attempt to write 50,000 words in a month. I decided to write a sci fi … Continue reading
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Tagged black sci fi, Blog fest, lifelines, Raketh Namar, science fiction. sci fi
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Interview with author Kristin Battestella
Tell us about yourself. Oh this is always the tough part! I always feel pretentious when talking about myself or my books- and that’s half of all the promotion! There’s not much to tell really. I’d still say I’m a … Continue reading
The Story Behind Don’t Look Back, Agnes and In This House
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Tagged back story, Kathryn Meye Griffithr, memoir
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Guest Post: The Pitalls of Creation, by Heather Haven
I’m in the process of creating a protagonist for a new humorous mystery series, called Persephone Cole and the _______ (insert subject here). It’s agony. Getting to know a person — even a fictitious one — takes time, thought, energy, … Continue reading
I Try “Creative Calisthenics” by Terri Main
I just started reading “Creative Calisthenics” by Terri Main. Being the person that I am, I started at the beginning of the book. The first exercise called for a pack of index cards (I didn’t have any handy), but the … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Alliteration in Literature
Today I’m delighted to host Jennifer (J.R.) Turner on my blog. Award-winning author J.R. Turner lives in Central Wisconsin with her husband and three children. She began writing in high school, and after a decade working as a commercial artist, … Continue reading
Guest Post by author Kat Duncan: The Root of all Emotions: Fear
The Root of All Emotions: Fear Dwight Swain and Jack Bickham both wrote that authors need to give the reader “something to worry about”. People read for feeling and that doesn’t mean it needs to be sappy, but it does … Continue reading
Guest Post by Kristin Tualla: Three Reasons I Wrote A Trilogy. Yes, I appreciate the Irony
Three Reasons I Wrote A Trilogy. Yes I Appreciate The Irony. REASON #1: My hero and heroine turned out to be really interesting people. Not only that, but they had a lot of life-changing occurrences once they came together. These … Continue reading
November Chapbook Challenge: Lessons Learned
Robert Lee Brewer’s November chapbook challenge has come to an end. Check out the comments section of Robert’s blog for November for all the wonderful poems written by all of us participating writers.http: //blog.writersdigest.com/poeticasides Since I was also participating in … Continue reading
Guest Post by author Jane Sutton
Here is a guest post by author Jane Sutton. Jane has had several articles published and has won a couple of short story contests. Her first novel, The Ride, received an honorable mention for best first chapter of a novel. … Continue reading
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