Connect the dots. I’m at that lovely point in writing my second novel where I’m about a third of the way in, and now it’s time to get serious. I don’t know about you, but when I start writing a book, I have a general idea in my mind of how things will go — [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Writing Tip #55
Posted in Writing Tips, tagged Connect the dots, Dancing with the Stars, Len Goodman on October 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Writing Tip #54
Posted in Writing Tips, tagged Apostrophe, Arts, Grammar, Plural, Punctuation, Style guide, Two Weeks Notice, Writers Resources on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Apostrophe or no apostrophe? I was editing an article last week when the phrase “nine months pregnant” came up. For some reason, although I knew it was correct, I got stuck on it and stared at it and began to doubt myself. It’s definitely right… I think it’s right… Isn’t it? The phrase “two weeks’ [...]
Sworn to Secrecy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Woody Allen on October 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday morning, I was lying in bed when a scene for my second novel, tentatively titled In the Red, came to me out of the blue (LOVE when that happens!). Because I had some errands to run as well as some appointments that morning, I quickly jotted down the scene onto a piece of paper [...]
Is There a Time to Kill Your Novel? I Say No.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Marcus Brotherton, Rachelle Gardner on October 14, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, author Marcus Brotherton guest-posted for literary agent Rachelle Gardner, whose blog should be a must-read for all aspiring novelists. The title of his post was, “A Time to Kill… Your Novel.” I have to say, from the get-go, I didn’t like the idea of the post — deciding when the time was right to [...]
The Return to #1kaday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby grand novel, Book Writing, In the Red novel, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month on October 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I’m in the middle of my two-week hiatus. I wanted to take a break between finishing the final edit of Baby Grand and returning to the frenetic pace of writing 1,000 words a day for In the Red, my second novel-in-the-making, which I hope to have finished by year’s end. My plan is to return [...]
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