What writer can resist talking about writing, reading, their own writing habits, and their current projects? Not this one! I've been tagged by the awesome Melanie Noell Bernard to participate in a cool interview-type of blogging game! I will answer a few questions to the best of my ability, and then tag some writers at the end to participate as well! If you are a writer and I don't tag you, feel free to contribute anyway, and please do link to your answers in the comments, as I'd really love ... View Post
NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP: Lesson Three – The Center of the Paradox (ie, for Pantsers!)
(Originally posted in October 2013, but posting again for a refresher as NaNoWriMo 2015 fast approaches! - JF) SO, you want to be a rebel, eh?!?! You just HATE outlining, do you?? You just can’t for the life of you figure out WTF is going to happen in your novel past Act 1?? You shudder at the very mention of ACTS and STRUCTURE and turn up your nose at all that “rubbish”?? Think you don’t need to give any thought whatsoever as to the make-up of your novel before plunging into the ... View Post
NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Lesson Two – CHARACTERS AND GMC!
(these Boot Camps were originally posted in October 2013, but I'm bringing them out again as a refresher for NaNoWriMo #NaNoPrep 2015!) NO, I do NOT mean a GMC car!!! You don’t know what else I could possibly mean by GMC?!??! You think your characters are just bodies to occupy your awesomely fantastic setting or move through your utterly original and mind-blowing plot!???!? WRONG!!!!! WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! Failing on the CHARACTER LEVEL will make your entire book FAIL!! THAT’S ... View Post
COVER REVEAL for “In Death, Everything”!
Good morning, my lovelies! Today I am *THRILLED* to share with you the cover for my soon-to-be-published short story entitled "In Death, Everything". This short was inspired by a poem I wrote a few years ago (by the name of "No Box For Me"), which was in turn inspired by an evening jog, where I saw a 110-year-old headstone in our local cemetery had broken in a recent storm. That got me to thinking. Which led to the poem, which led to this story. I recently decided I would go ahead ... View Post
Writing Goals: Project List for October 2015
Remember when I said October was going to be just as busy as September? Yeah. For some reason I thought it would be a great idea to self-publish two books this month. Silly me. But hey, I also once opened a dog grooming business and barely knew how to groom a dog. And ya know what? I had five clients my very first week. And all five clients ended up being very satisfied and happy clients. So what the hell. I can do this. Sure. *gulp* This month, my writing goals are to: Buy ... View Post
Bait, Fish, and Reel Report for September 2015
September was a rather productive month, actually, which amuses me because I did not set very many goals for the month, and subsequently accomplished a heckuvalot more than I expected! Here is a report of what I accomplished in the month of September 2015: - 30.5 hours editing Primus (only up to chapter 8, ugh)- Edited two of author friend's fantasy novel chapters - Compiled and organized handout for Wordwraiths' NaNoWriMo workshop and participated in workshop- Wrote my first children's ... View Post
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