This is a new segment to my blog. I hate my characters to have the same old jobs and yet, I struggle to locate new positions where their work can be either a hindrance or a necessary component to the plot. Let’s face it, if I have a character stumbling across dead bodies on a…
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Job Scoop – Telecom Technician
*This is a new segment to my blog. I hate my characters to have the same old jobs and yet, I struggle to locate new positions where their work can be either a hindrance or a necessary component to the plot. Let’s face it, if I have a character stumbling across dead bodies on a…
Yes, You Do Have Time
I love encouragement. I also love the truth. Which makes it hard for me to trust a lot of the encouragement I receive because when people are supportive they tend to do little white lies or omissions. As in, “It’s okay you didn’t get to your writing, it’s hard to write with kids around.” When actually they’re…
So Your Character Needs a Job – Merchandiser
This is a new segment to my blog. I hate my characters to have the same old jobs and yet, I struggle to locate new positions where their work can be either a hindrance or a necessary component to the plot. Let’s face it, if I have a character stumbling across dead bodies on a…
No, It is NOT Amazing, Shocking, or Surprising – Enough with Slideshow Hell!
The Reason We Fall Admit it, you’ve clicked on one of those slideshow links from Twitter, stumbled on one from a news site, followed one that was shared on Facebook by your best friend – not random friend number 436 – your honest to goodness best friend who was the reason you signed up for…
Reading a Book with Similarities to One You’re Writing?
I had an epiphany the other night. One of those light-bulb, head-smacking moments that seem so obvious, but for whatever reason, I was too blind to notice before now. I was reading a novel and noticed similarities between the book I was reading and the book I am writing. Normally, this would discourage me. I…
The Best Strategies for Accomplishing Writing Tasks (or any other task)
previously posted on Contentedly Neurotic blog October 17, 2008 Writing I’ve been lucky enough to attend a free online writer’s group this week. It’s called the Muse Online Writer’s Conference (Status Update: Defunct). As I write this, I’m still absorbing what I’ve learned and know there is much more learning ahead. Now that I’ve shared…
Let Your Imagination Run Wild
Stifle your brain and the white page will drive you mad. Let your imagination run wild. Sometimes it will be scary, sometimes insightful, and usually, just plain far-fetched. The best thing about letting your imagination run rampant is the fodder it provides for articles, short stories, and novels. One small comment, sometimes one insignificant word,…
Hop Aboard and Go or Map the Path First?
Every writer asks this question at some point or another: Should I fly by the seat of my pants or should I create a map so I know how to get where I’m going? We all take to the internet or email other writers we know. Or we attend writer’s conferences/workshops or book signings in…