HERE’S a link to a good blog that teaches you how to boost your blog traffic
Blathering: Final Edits
I’m doing the last read-through of the novel before I send it off to the editor. This is a little nerve-wracking. I’m at the stage where I’ve read it so […]
Tips and Tricks: Getting a Start
NaNoWriMo approaches, so here are some quick tips to get you started on those 50,000 words. Stretch your writing muscles: if you’re short of ideas, find one of those writing […]
Blathering: Rejections
Just learned that the (small) publishing house I’ve had the anthology with is not picking up the rights for another year, due to poor sales. That smarts, I’ll admit. […]
Short-Short: Railroad Maps
HERE’S a link to a good map resource: Railroad maps from 1828 to 1900
Short-Short: Found SF
HERE’S a neat link to a site full of old photos of San Francisco, for those of you with characters who live where Chance and Kye live.
Finding Your Voice
Voice has been defined as a collection of devices used consistently to create the illusioin of a person speaking through the text. But how do you find your unique writer’s […]
Blathering: Writing in the Middle of Nowhere
I feel a bit like I’m on Gilligan’s Island — we drove for 30 minutes once we left the main road before we even got to the beach part of […]
Short-Short: Victorian Photographs
HERE’S a link to a page of men’s fashion photographs from different decades of the 19th Century. A must-bookmark for those who write historical fiction!
Blathering: Gamers and Writers
So we’re off to the beach this weekend, the whole crazy lot of us. Of course, we’re taking our role playing game with us — which reminds me of the […]