The Stages of Writing

Nearly 2K today, and that crazy chapter is completed. The one with the scandal in it that I knew nothing about until I’d typed half of it. The one with the guard who has no name but has more stinkin’ backstory than the main characters do. THAT chapter. Yes, the chapter that changes the course…

I’ve received back my second (of three) critiques on Marks of Repentance and spent most of yesterday skimming through the comments. This is the third novel I’ve had out for critique in the past several years, and one of those went out twice. I look at the two crits I have here and I actually…

I just discovered a book giveaway hosted by Brandywine Books. Folks who enter the contest by commenting on the post before Sunday have a chance to win a novel by Lars Walker. His writing is an interesting mix of historical fantasy in a Norse setting. I’ve read one and would be delighted to own it…

Weekends are always so busy that I struggle to stay awake Mondays at work. I got plenty of sleep last night, too. There were a few customers in the morning, but the afternoon was fairly quiet. I managed about 1500 words of *False Perceptions*. I’m in a confusing spot, because as I was writing, I…

that the guard now has a name. Hereinafter he shall be known as Chiioke. I gave in this morning and re-did the outline (again). It’s something like its fourth incarnation, and there are some serious holes coming in the climatic scenes. I know who all has to play the game for those scenes, and what…

Way back in February I posted that I had won a free copy of Create a Character Clinic by author Holly Lisle. It’s in e-book format and I printed it out and popped it in its very own binder. I haven’t done any first draft work since Nano, so I haven’t had a solid opportunity…