Yes, I am a NaNoWriMo winner! I wrote 51, 246 words in November (National Novel Writing Month). Let me tell you, it wasn’t easy. There were days when I really didn’t want to write, but I needed to do this. The…
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Tagged with: books, Fiction, Holidays, National Novel Writing Month, novel writing, November, Thanksgiving, writing
Posted in New stuff
Posted in New stuff
What’s on my bookshelf from my grandfather?
I apologize to those of you who follow my blog for not posting as regularly last month. I took a break from posting because, two weeks ago, my grandfather passed away. He would have been 79 on November 29. It’s…
Tagged with: books, English, Fiction, Grandparent, Hunt for Red October, Literature, Memorials, National Geographic, Social Sciences, Sum of All Fears, thriller novels, Tom Clancy, tom clancy novel, writing
Posted in On My Bookshelf
Posted in On My Bookshelf
Cover art for sequel to “Into Fire”
In honor of #WriterWednesday, or #WW, I am excited to show you all a sneak peak at the new cover for the sequel to my first novel. Over Water is the second novel in my planned trilogy about Leora, the…
Tagged with: Author, books, Debut novel, Fiction, Leora, novel, Sequel, writing
Posted in My Favorite Things
Posted in My Favorite Things
Rules for writing anything
“The greater part of the world’s troubles are due to questions of grammar.” – Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays Ok, so I know grammar isn’t the most popular topic in the world. I don’t think it ever has been, in fact.…
Tagged with: Grammar, Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, Language, rules, Style Guides, Writers Resources, writing
Posted in Grammar
Posted in Grammar
Self-publishing equals lazy?
Recently I read a story on The Guardian about the reaction to Sue Grafton‘s accusation that self-publishing equals laziness. Well, actually, she said: ” ‘…that’s as good as admitting you’re too lazy to do the hard work.’ The self-published books…
Tagged with: Adam Croft, Guardian, Publishing, self publishers, Self-publishing, Sue Grafton, traditional publishing, writing
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Posted in notes
Story of my not noticing details
I was sitting in a Golden Corral restaurant, holding the table while my mom and brother were up getting food. I hadn’t been sitting for more than a couple minutes when a lady walked up to me with our drinks,…
Tagged with: details, Golden Corral, memory, Sherlock Holmes, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Posted in Intrigues, Writing tips
Writing when you’re uninspired
I saw a tweet the other day that said, “Best writing advice ever: only write when you’re inspired.” I stared at it for a second, shook my head and got back to work. I’m just going to say it: if…
Tagged with: Artistic inspiration, books, tweet, Writers Resources, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Intrigues
Posted in Intrigues
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