I’ve been trying to get Book Three of Lost Xentu edited, without much progress, the past few months. So I set my mind to a finite amount…… Read more “Fun & Discipline”
Tag: writing process
Powerful Prompting
For the longest time, I’ve wanted to find some way to absorb consciously what captivated me about a particular character and setting in the first half of…… Read more “Powerful Prompting”
Writing Magic
I don’t know if I’ve blogged about journaling. There’s another form of reflective writing I do: chatting and daily emails. Recently some of those propelled me into…… Read more “Writing Magic”
A Year of Relaunching
I’m learning a lot this year about the shape of my writing journey. What I like about the view from where I’m standing is I get to…… Read more “A Year of Relaunching”
Doubt
Working on my writing last week—the upcoming Book 2 in the Lost Xentu series, A Far Cry—I experienced that rush of making small adjustments that bring out…… Read more “Doubt”
What are common traps for new authors?
There are a few fallacies that writers fall into, I think, creating stumbling blocks for themselves. One of them is the fear that others will steal their…… Read more “What are common traps for new authors?”
What comes first, plot or characters?
I’ve worked on two series. I don’t know entirely how each started but I’m pretty sure plot concept preceded any character ideas. I believe the main character,…… Read more “What comes first, plot or characters?”
What was an experience where you learned that language had power?
What comes to mind for me with this question is a discovery in early stages of my fiction writing. As I got past the messy and confusing…… Read more “What was an experience where you learned that language had power?”
Comparing Old and New Writing, Part 1
For the longest time I’ve read the suggestion of sharing old and new versions of my writing and have balked. Considering I kept every version of original…… Read more “Comparing Old and New Writing, Part 1”
Character Development
The building of characters has been a slow emergence. Developing my main character was a very different endeavor from forming antagonists. In my series, Braided Dimensions, Kay…… Read more “Character Development”
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