Set a daily word count. When I first started writing this blog, I committed to writing 2 pages a day of Baby Grand. However, on some days, that meant writing only about 300 words if there was a lot of dialogue, and I didn’t feel satisfied. In years past, I’d set aside a specific time, [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Writing Tip #4
Posted in Writing Tips, tagged Arts, baby grand novel, Book Writing, Dictionaries, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, Vocabulary Lists, Word count, Writers Resources, writing on October 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Compiling a Glossary
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Biology, Business, Dictionaries, Jennifer Laughran on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am compiling a glossary of terms and will be creating a page on my blog devoted to it — terms that I think aspiring authors/writers should be familiar with. In doing research, I found a terrific post from literary agent Jennifer Laughran that tackles the various classifications of books and also explains the confusing [...]
The Perfect Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Frankenstein Says, Halloween, Luigi, Mummy Wrap, Toilet paper on October 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday, Lexi Flint was kind enough to interview me for her Author Alcove blog. In her last question, she asked me to describe the perfect day, and my answer was about happy and healthy kids, productive writing and a tall glass of chocolate milk. But then, today, I helped throw my 8-year-old son’s Halloween class [...]
Taking Chances
Posted in Guest Blogger, tagged Amy Paturel, Andrea Collier King, Beverly Burmeier, Cooking Light, Denise Schipani, Emily Rogan, Essay, Fits Starts and Matters of the Heart, Freelance Success, Newsday, Publishing, Woman's Day, Writer, writing on October 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Today’s guest blogger is Emily Rogan, whose post is a testament to what can happen when you take a chance. Nothing thrills me more, as a writer, than to see my work published. I get all tingly over every byline – no matter how small the piece. Imagine, then, just how giddy I was last [...]
Motivation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby grand novel, Graduate school, Motivation on October 27, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I had such a wonderful discussion with my agent yesterday who is so supportive and enthusiastic about Baby Grand, who told me that even after she put the novel down, she would think about it and wonder what would happen next. She told me that the entire office read it and would discuss it, prompting [...]
Writing Tip #3
Posted in Writing Tips, tagged bully, Essay, honesty, New York Times, Nintendo, stacy lipson, Violence and Abuse, Work, Workplace Discrimination, writing, Youth on October 24, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Honesty is not a lonely word: This week, Stacy Lipson wrote an essay about her experiences as a bullied child, a piece that was picked up by other blogs and received comment after comment that applauded Stacy’s sincerity. Readers detailed their own childhood struggles, and there was a renewed rallying cry for something to be [...]
What Kind of Thriller is ‘Baby Grand’?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Angels & Demons, Crime fiction, Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Fiction, John Grisham, Michael Crichton, Silence of the Lambs, Thriller, William Diehl on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“What kind of book is Baby Grand?” I’m asked that all the time. And my answer? It’s a thriller. That seems to have satisfied everyone — including myself — but over the past few days I’ve been doing research and reading lots of thriller flap copy, and it seems that many (virtually all) thrillers are [...]
How Dina Got Her Groove Back
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby grand novel, Michael Phelps, procrastination, Sesame Chicken, SpongeBob, Sudoku on October 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Procrastination. If there were an Olympic event for it, I would have more gold medals than Michael Phelps. When I don’t want to do something, I’ll come up with every excuse in the book not to do it. And for the last few days, I had been putting off a creative writing project. Why? I [...]
The Future of Publishing
Posted in Guest Blogger, tagged Bob Mayer, Book, David Baldacci, David Morrell, E-book, First Blood, IPad, Publishing on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s guest post is written by Bob Mayer, the bestselling author of more than 40 books. Mayer, who is a West Point graduate, served in the Infantry and Special Forces (Green Berets) and has been studying, practicing and teaching change, team-building, leadership and communication for over 30 years. He is the co-creator of Who Dares [...]
Follow Me on FB
About the Blog
About the Novel
About the Author
Categories
- Amazon (5)
- Book Promotion (1)
- Celebs (1)
- College (1)
- Debut Author Q&A (84)
- eBooks (11)
- Erotica (1)
- Good Girls Don't Get Fat (1)
- Grammar (6)
- Guest Blogger (19)
- Poll (1)
- Publishing Process (13)
- Quotes (4)
- Reading List (2)
- Revision Process (14)
- The Writer's Dream (2)
- Topic Tuesday (1)
- Uncategorized (217)
- Writing Process (3)
- Writing Tips (82)
Blogroll
