Category Archives: Writing

“You Get Ideas From Daydreaming…”

Quote of the day: You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it. ~Neil Gaiman Love this! … Continue reading

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Ah, Progress

I had several ideas for blog posts last month, but April ran out before I got to them. It was a good month though–I’m nearly halfway through the second draft of Portal Woes and two weeks ago I broke the … Continue reading

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Balance

(Or, working on two book projects simultaneously without going crazy…er, crazier.) I started 2012 with the intention of editing Portal Woes and finishing drafting The Other Side of the Horizon at the same time. Since I don’t typically have enough … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2011 After-Action Report, Part 3: Story Evolution

I don’t know about anyone else, but I blinked and January disappeared. O.O I’d intended to get this last part of my NaNo blog series up weeks ago and, well, obviously it didn’t happen. Anyway, welcome. 🙂 I’m covering story evolution … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2011 After-Action Report, Part 2: What I Learned

As I’ve mentioned, I am a reformed seat-of-my-pants writer. I love those sudden bursts of inspiration where I sit down and write multiple pages of something in a white-heat, but those bursts tend to work best for short stories, initial … Continue reading

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The Only Reason For Being a Professional Writer

“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you just can’t help it.” ~Leo Rosten Swiped from one of Passive Guy’s posts today because I loved it. 🙂

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