Posted Apr 14 2011 in fiction, Process
In response to my last blog post, Abby Mumford posted this comment: “I love hearing how your mind works.” And I love hearing people tell me they love hearing how my mind works. ‘Cause that happens ALL THE TIME. </sarcasm> Actually, people do seem interested in how I got the idea for SEND, a story […]
Read More...Posted Apr 11 2011 in Process, Stereotypes in Fiction
You know those t-shirts you can get online with the cutesy slogans, like “Careful or you’ll end up in my next novel” and “I hear imaginary people” or this one, my personal favorite, “Kicking adverbs and takin’ names”? I was exploring Cafe Press today and found this one: “Oh, this is SO going in my […]
Read More...Posted Mar 21 2011 in fiction, Process
This weekend, I had the incredible privilege of meeting author Eloisa James at my local RWA chapter meeting. As she spoke, my mind wandered – not in an Oh-not-another-boring-meeting way- but in a synapses-firing-at-warp-speed way. Eloisa admits she is a pantser not a plotter but likes to truly know her characters before she starts a […]
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