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 RIGHT! I don't care how awesome your setting is or how mind-blowing your plot!!!! Without fully realized and FLAWED characters, your book will go ... View Post
NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP! Lesson One: PREPARATION MATTERS!
OH, so you thought NaNoWriMo started in NOVEMBER, did you!?! WRONG! NaNoWriMo starts NOW, RIGHT NOW! The secret to success in this venture is PLANNING!!! PLANNING, people. "But I'm a PANTSER!" you say??? NOT THIS MONTH YOU AIN'T!!!! Writing 50k words of aimless story you'll just have to rewrite later DOESN'T COUNT. You don't want to go through the agony that is NaNoWriMo and then just have to turn around and SCRAP most of what you just sweated and bled!!! Only newbies jump into NaNo without at ... View Post
Project List October 2013
Let's not waste any time with pleasantries! Lots to do this month! So, right down to business! This month, I WILL: Finish final edit and submit "The Transference" to first market on SFWA spreadsheet. Proof stories and chapters for fellow writing friends - 3 at the moment, I'm sure it will increase... (2 down! 10.10.13)(Done! 10.24.13) Attend writing workshop in Springfield, MO on the 12th. (Done! It was AMAZING! Details to follow at a later date. 10.13.13) Attend weekly workshops with Deb ... View Post
October the 4th Is Not Too Late
The title of this post is based on the title of the book "October the First Is Too Late", by Fred Hoyle. One of the many books of my late grandfather's which I read many years in the past, and thoroughly enjoyed. One of the books responsible for the fact I now write primarily in the genre of science fiction. It is also possibly partially responsible for my interest in science-y things in general. However, this post is not about it being too late. This post is specifically about the fact ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: Excerpt from "The Good Thing"
Unfortunately, I'm so behind in my Camp NaNoWriMo word count for this contest entry novel that I can't afford to spend any time or words on anything outside of that project. So for this week's Wednesday post, I have elected to share a small excerpt from that project. The image here is model Sean O'Pry, my inspiration for the character Pavel Sokolov, who features in this excerpt. This is a very rough draft, but I hope you enjoy! :) *** “Oh look,” Vince said, his tone ... View Post
Project List for July 2013
Behind on posting this month, for two reasons. 1) I've entered a writing contest which consumes every free moment, details on the list below and 2) We lost our kitty of ten years very unexpectedly last Sunday, so I am still reeling from that. There's a post dedicated to her in me somewhere, but I haven't managed to dig it out yet. In the meantime, I'm going to stick to the cut and dry bulleted list, and will resume normal posting next month, or whenever I get my brain back together... ... View Post
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