We’re ready for National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, at our house. Can you tell? That’s Kolya, doing his best to give his inspiration to my inbox. He’s a little over a year old and is fitting in well at … Continue reading →
So, it’s Wednesday. The first Wednesday of June. This means it’s my day to write my Writer Wednesday post. Um… ~crickets~ Final line edits of Sealed by Fire are due Friday. I teach class tomorrow night. I have a meeting … Continue reading →
It’s April. Do you know where your blog is? So, I decided, being the sane, plodding person that I am, to challenge myself for April. Self, sez I, I need a challenge. The internetz sez do the A-Z in April. … Continue reading →
Are you doing NaNo? (National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo.) This year, I got off to a slow start because a) we’ve moved, b) I started a new job, c) I had a house guest the first weekend, and d) … Continue reading →
With us today for Writer Wednesday is Elizabeth Brooks, author, editor, and avid amigurumist. (Yes, I had to look up that one too.) I’m pleased to bring you her guest post for today, A Tale of Trust Elizabeth Brooks Winnie … Continue reading →
Hello, world! I’M CAFFEINATED! Let’s see. What’s new in the land of Writer Zen Garden? WE HAVE A NEW MEETUP GROUP! I’m so excited. We are the Writer Zen Garden and joining up is free. If you join, you will … Continue reading →
In my previous post, I wrote about the process of writing a novel. Today I wanted to discuss my first step. I start with a picture, or a sense of a scene like in a movie. I’m a very visual … Continue reading →
Noony here. I am so excited today! One of my writing friends, Shelley Munro, agreed to do a guest post for Writer Wednesday. I’ve been familiar with her work for years and am so pleased that she stopped by. Back … Continue reading →
I have a special treat for today’s Writer Wednesday feature. I had the opportunity to virtually meet Shira Glassman through the Torquere and Prizm author lists; Prizm is Torquere’s Young Adult imprint. Shira recently signed with Prizm and her book … Continue reading →
Of course, who wants to eat an elephant? They’re tremendous creatures, highly intelligent and protective of their clans. So perhaps, eating an elephant isn’t a great metaphor for writing novels. Elephants are tough to hunt, protected species in many of … Continue reading →