HERE’S a nifty little random name generator – for surnames. It’s only English, but it’ll get you started on those secondary characters. Back to the Hillerman Conference soon…
Blatherings
Rambling posts about anything else not covered by another category
Tony Hillerman Writing Conference
I’m back down from the rarified air of this lovely little conference! This is my second Hillerman Conference and I’m definitely going back again (and again)! If you’ve never […]
Short-Shorts: Why Content Marketing Still Works
HERE’S a good article about marketing – and keep plugging towards those 50,000 words!
Short-Shorts: NaNoWriMo Tips
HERE’S a whole page full of tips and tricks to help you survive NaNoWriMo!
NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month is a yearly tradition urging writers to complete 50,000 words during the 30 days of November. I encourage writers to participate for several reasons: You learn […]
Blathering: Halloween and Fall
This is my favorite time of the year! I love the weather – not too hot, not too cold – and I love that feeling in the air, the one […]
Short-Short: Write the Perfect Query Letter
In honor of my upcoming task, HERE’S a link to the Writer’s Digest guide to writing the perfect query letter.
Blathering: Edits
The manuscript is back from the copy editor already! I think that’s a good thing. She said it was a good story, and this is a PhD in English, so […]
Short-Short: Writing Advice
HERE are some great quotes from the masters for you.
For You: Emily on Our Lads
Thought I’d amuse you and post part of a chapter from Emily’s POV. You remember I deleted those chapters because the book was getting way too long… This is from […]