March 2008

Umm…Really?

I’m done, apparently. For the first time in what seems like forever, I am NOT editing Taro. Which means I’m supposed to be on vacation, right? Problem is I don’t exactly know what to do with myself. Not to worry, though. I’m sure that won’t last long. I’d type more, but my hands are sore […]

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Oh Really?

So last year I finished up a book, and sloppy as it was, let a friend who had been hounding me read it. And when I’d hounded her back a bit (usually she gets back to me quickly, this time the silence was ominous), she admitted that she didn’t care for the MC. Didn’t care

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Rejects

Hey, remember way back when I used to talk about writing all the time? Well, more than I talked about snot, anyway. (yes, I’m still congested. Did you want to hear about it? Or, instead, I could share a bit about the re-writing I’ve been doing.) The first draft of Taro started with meeting Rafe,

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What’s It All About

My current writing book (Plot and Structure, James Scott Bell, I highly recommend it) talks about finding your themes. Writing about what I care about. It’s not new advice, no. Pretty much any writing book worth a glance will advise pouring your passion into your work. So maybe it’s just serendipity that the question went

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Some Thoughts

No matter how many times you blow your nose, there is always more snot. Mouthwash when you can’t breathe is an exercise in futility. Sadly, no physical law exists to keep a girl from suffering a nasty cold, a visit from Aunt Flo, and a pimple right under her bra strap all at the same

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