Today’s exercise that I’m working on from the Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maasshas to deal with choosing defining qualities. What makes your characters who they are and not someone else? While you may take the easy route ( I seem to do so often enough! ) and choose an archetype that represents…
I got the Workbook that goes with Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass. I read the main book a while ago, and I haven’t had a chance to read much beyond the first chapter of the workbook yet, but what I’m seeing looks like a lengthy, but worthwhile endeavor. The first exercise asks, “Who…
Diary, journal, memoir, chronicle, first hand account. Why on earth would anyone bother with such a trivial pursuit as to list what one had for breakfast, what the weather was like, or how much it costs to purchase necessary groceries for the week? Who cares about this kind of detail when we’re all living it…
Ya know, I should have left myself some notes the other day when I said I had ideas about what to write on. I can’t remember a one now. The week has flown by, but it feels like it was filled with one thing after another. I think I’ve managed to stay on top of…
Don’t worry, I’m not going to wax nostalgic about an 80s movie here. But the title was fitting for how I’ve been thinking about this blog lately… It doesn’t matter what I say in this post, it’s more a matter of a need to “say anything” at all. I just need to post something, and…
This is the weather forecast I was greeted with for the week when I sat down this morning. Sixty-four to eighty-seven? I foresee another round of colds and nonsense in the near future. *sigh* It’s bad enough I haven’t really seen seasons in action for the past dozen years or so, but do we have…
Visit the forums at Romance Divas for our Historical Romance Workshop with Mary Jo Putney, Gaelen Foley, Joanna Bourne and Alissa Johnson! I’m hoping I can find the time to drop by and participate this week. Joanna Bourne’s Technical Topics on her blog are always a treat, so this interactive event should be extra special.
I know. I haven’t been posting lately. Stress levels are high and I tend to shut down during those times. I’ve been swamped with Cub Scout stuff lately. Not as insane as this time last year when the wildfires tossed everything up in the air, but almost. This is DS’s final year in the pack…
13 Genres: What’s YOUR favorite? WordPress has a new toy, so I figured I’d try it out. And don’t think this means you get out of having to leave a comment either. Lemme know what your favorite author and book in your favorite genre are too. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1 Nicholas…
13 Things About DH’s New Camry He’s been off to London for a conference that didn’t quite happen the way the organizers planned. Apparently the venue doubles as a nightclub on the weekends or something and Scotland Yard was forced to close it for investigations after someone was shot there over the weekend. This was,…