[Writer Post] Of Deadlines and Phineas and Ferb
Welcome to another completely disjointed post. I’m elbow deep in doing a section for a collaboration that’s stalling a little in my head (and on paper) but needs to be done this week. I’m letting my mind settle for a moment by working on the nitpicky line edits of my latest Redheads of the Apocalypse […]
[From the Archive] Multiple Ruts
From October 2009 – no catastrophic hard drive failure this week. Really. Last week’s adventure was NOT catastrophic failure, it was user fail. — I had a whole article written and ready to go – in long hand, and left in another folder. Of course. It’s been an eventful week. My computer’s hard drive failed […]
[Writer Blog] Series Books vs. Sequence Books
Last week I read Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore. For a reader of any age who enjoys smart and funny paranormal romance (think more ghosts and demons rather than vampires) I highly recommend Rosemary. When it comes to vampires – you can’t go wrong with Rachel Caine. Both authors are “Young Adult” but (as any […]
[From the Archive] Writers Workshops
From 2009 – but still decent stuff. ——– If you’re a writer, then there’s one hard lesson to learn – the Universe likes to mess with writers. The universe is your friend like Puck or Loki or any other Trickster is. Just when you think you have all your ducks in a row and things […]
[Writing Post] Revisionist Movement
All hail the power of deadlines, I turned in my Redheads of the Apocalypse revision before the deadline. I wish I could say it was done, but it’s not. This is just the first round of group revisions. We still have at least two more to go. But I think we’re well on track for […]
[From the Archive] Just Because You Can…
Lately there’s been quite a bit of chatter online about what not to do as what to do with your online presence. Many times, as with Standard Manuscript Format, some of the information is … contradictory. Leading to many new writers wondering which piece of advice they should follow. Guess what? Welcome to the wonderful […]
[Writer Posts] Using TV for Fun and Characters
I watch too much television. It’s true. I do. But I love it – for the most part. There is a lot of crap out there, but there’s some good stuff. I’ve used my time watching TV to help refine some of my own writing – seeing character relationships that work, figuring out genres and […]
[From the Archive] Conventions Inspire Creativity
Another Blast from the Past – 2009. _______ FenCon is one of my most exciting and exhausting conventions of the year. I pull double duty here – as Guest of Honor Liaison and as Writer-Chick. It also turns out to be one of the more inspiring conventions. However, it will probably be days before I […]
[Writer Post] I Have Strange Taste in Comics – or – Why Mark Tatulli Rocks
I have strange tastes – but y’all knew that, right? Well, maybe not strange as…eclectic. Yeah, that’s it…eclectic. My iPod is a random selection of music from Phineas and Ferb to Dr. Horrible to Nickleback and Bobby Darin. I like action movies (and television) and musical. And I love Mark Tatulli’s comic strips. In fact, […]