So I was driving home and thinking about my second novel, which I’m currently writing, and it hit me: Starry-Eyed. The new title. What’s that? You didn’t know I wanted to change the working title of my novel? I didn’t. I wasn’t even thinking about a new title. I’ve been quite happy with In the [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Starry-Eyed
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged book title, Starry-Eyed on April 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Writing Tip #28
Posted in Writing Tips on April 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Create an environment conducive to writing. This week’s writing tip comes a day late, because I spent the majority of the weekend cleaning my house for our annual Easter family get-together. I unplugged on Saturday and stuck my laptop into my roll-top desk — something I haven’t done in a long time. Without the distraction [...]
Are You a Fair-Weather Writer?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Weather on April 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The last couple of days have been quite sunny and very inspiring here in New York. I never thought that the weather outside affected me much as a writer, since I tend to write round the clock — at night, during thunderstorms, on sunny days, cloudy days. In fact, sunny days usually make me want [...]
Picking Yourself Up When You Fall Down — Or Behind
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mary Pickford, Word count on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
As of Saturday, I was in #1kaday glory: I had been averaging 1,000 words a day and was totally on track to reaching my goal of finishing the first draft of Novel #2 by end of June. Note the key words: “had been” and “was.” A bad movie and lots of fun with my kids [...]
Writing Tip #27
Posted in Writing Tips, tagged Janice Hardy, Juliette Wade on April 17, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Create relatable characters. This week, I read a blog post by Janice Hardy (which actually referenced another post by Juliette Wade) about whether it’s more important for your characters to be likable or relatable. If I were to choose one (I could argue that the two are intertwined), I would agree with the consensus, that [...]
Quote of the Day
Posted in Quotes, tagged Jeffrey Archer on April 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Today’s quote comes from Jeffrey Archer, an English author: “Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and [...]
Shower Inspiration? You Bet!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged AquaNotes, Long Island Writers Group, Shower, Writer's block on April 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Last night, at the monthly meeting of the Long Island Writers Group, we discussed writer’s block remedies. A good many of us mentioned how “taking a shower” could jump-start our creative process, but one of our members lamented that getting inspired in a roomful of ceramic tile, far from our computers or a pen/pencil, could [...]
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