Comments: Another snippet from the novel rough draft WIP, a young adult fantasy entitled "Cheetah on the Roof". Hope you enjoy!***“Why don’t you eat something?” Baba Yaga asked, and the bottom of the wooden bowl scraped against the scuffed tabletop as she pushed it toward Deanne, sloshing the contents within. Deanne shook her head, instinctively breathing through her mouth to avoid the smell of it, the steam rising off it’s still-bubbling surface to push against her face like a suffocating ... View Post
Project List for April 2013
*trying not to panic*breathe...breathe* Write 30,ooo words for Camp NaNo (you will notice I dropped it another 10k words - that is because I am both drastically behind at this moment and because there are actually other items that need to be accomplished this month as well... see below!) (Hrm... haven't hit 5000 words yet... think I'm in trouble! :P 4.24.13) (Well, I wrote 5750 words total... meh. 4.30.13) Submit short story to Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition, Early-Bird Deadline ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: A snippet from the novel!
For the month of April, being that it is Camp NaNo month, all Writing Prompt Wednesday posts will be small sections of the part of the novel I am currently writing. For today, please enjoy this little bit of Chapter 12, as of now the first chapter in Act 2. Keep in mind, however, that this *is* still the rough draft, heh. *** She never thought she would wish so hard for the familiar trials of a modern airport - long lines, lots of waiting, lots of procedure, sure… but warm. Enclosed. And ... View Post
"Cutting bait, fishing, and reeling 'em in, all at the same time!"
That's what someone said about what you have to do to make a living as a writer, although just precisely who said it is escaping me at the moment. When I remember, or if you know, please help jog my memory in the comments! It refers to having to write projects, edit projects, and submit projects all at the same time, so that you're not wasting precious time sitting around on your hands doing nothing productive. (Okay, let me rephrase, "doing nothing productive on your writing"... we all know ... View Post
What I Learned about Prologues… WD Tutorial lessons!
As some of you know, I subscribed to the Writer's Digest Tutorials a few days ago. Yesterday, I finally took the time to sit down and go through one of them, specifically the "Opening Up: How to Create Captivating Opening Pages" by literary agent Kathleen Ortiz. You can find it and all other WD Tutorials here, if you are so inclined, and I highly recommend checking them out. The subscription idea is a wonderful thing, too... unlimited access to all Tutorials, for up to a year if you wish. I ... View Post
What I Learned from NaNoWriMo 2012
My goodness. Let me just say that I am really glad November is over. If you are wondering why I did not happen to post here after November 2nd, and you guessed that it could have had something to do with needing to write 50k words in 30 days, you would be correct. I really had no time to do anything extra in any spare time throughout November because every minute was spent working on my word count. I wrote in cars, in trucks, on airplanes, next to swimming pools in Las ... View Post
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