The first few novels I wrote were fantasy and science fiction. Definitely outside the box. In the past couple of years I’ve focused more on romance novels. Inside the box.
Some have wondered how I can stifle myself with the romance formula after experiencing the freedom of soaring around a no-rules story world. Writing within the box is a good education in at least three ways.
Read more here: 3 Lessons from Inside the Box.
Occasionally at work I actually WORK. I know this comes as a shock to some of my faithful readers, but it’s true. In return for paying me, sometimes I need to do some pricing maintenance for my guys. Today I worked my way through almost all of the pricing guide of our major supplier. It’s…
One scene down today, for a total of 1602 words. And it was the antagonist’s pov, which is never my favorite thing to write. He gets the next scene, too, so its not like I’m out of the woods yet. Or even out of the water. I do hate to see Treyan bullied and humiliated,…
I lost Friday to the flu (and had company over the weekend), so I’m about 1600 words shy of where I wanted to be by the end of my sixth writing day. However, once I get rolling on my day’s words, they’ve been coming fairly well so far. I’ve had almost no energy leftover, however,…
Mar just gave me this link for The Muse Online Writers Conference which is to take place October 9-13. Signups close on Wednesday October 4th, so if you’re interested, hop on over and check it out. I’ll be doing the same on Monday when I’m on the computer that isn’t on dial-up…
So the matchmaker novel (that needs a name) is starting to pull together. I’ve done a few character bios the last few days, playing around with the voices of the major characters in journal format. I’ve learned some interesting things about them that way, though I’m planning to write the novel in a single third…
Ever been somewhere intriguing and started imagining a story taking place right there? Ever begin to see characters and what they’re doing, saying, feeling in this real-life setting? Doesn’t happen to me often. In fact, it’s happened to me once. Here. This is Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, BC. What kind of story would you…