Process
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Spread thin but still around
I have always loved this blog, but am aware that I have updated less and less. The reason is good, I have a lot of work. Between Speculation Pub, the series I’m putting out on Vella (which I did have to take a summer break from), a recent dream trip to the Greek Isles and Read more
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My new iPad editing method has been a game changer
But I am still writing, I am still learning, and I am still growing, and through this process I has struggled to find the time, the motivation, and the method for editing my work will keep me on track. Read more
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Why write about the Lady in White
The book is coming out tomorrow, October 5th! Over a year of work and collaboration has lead to this moment and it always feels unreal when it arrives. I also always feel like there is something unsaid by the time release day is over, something I struggle to convey well after the excitement of our Read more
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But do you love it?
Why do I throw myself against a wall, over and over again? Isn’t expecting a different outcome of a repeated action the definition of madness? When radio silence can literally ruin my day, even my week, I ask myself, maybe, have you thought of just kinda…quitting? And the answer comes back, again and again, but… Read more
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Don’t wait for your Muse to get to work. Don’t ignore her either.
I had a solid plan for the summer. Finish a new novel. Work on some short stories. Then get to work on polishing the hell out of an older novel that has been waiting for me. It was a good plan. A very productive plan. And it’s pretty much been blown to crap. But in Read more
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To write a better query
Over the years I have gotten better as finishing, editing, submitting and polishing stories. But queries still get me. Writing them is just so damned hard for me. I had read everything there is to find, I have copied structures, edited like hell, gotten feedback, professional editing, rewritten and personalized and yet, no matter how Read more
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Interview with Author D R Kinter
*Update: On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, Dan R Kinter passed away after a struggle with cancer. He left behind a legacy of love, support and non-stop jokes. Everyone who knew him had a great story to share about how Dan helped them and made them laugh. Please consider picking up a copy of The Bridges Read more
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Writing through a sagging middle
I don’t know why I haven’t learned, because it happens EVERY TIME. I go strong and then I hit the midway point of the book. Loose ends start flying in every direction, I’m not getting to the climax fast enough, there are things that have to happen that aren’t ready to happen yet. I want Read more
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Art to support your art
Writers can be a fickle bunch. We immerse ourselves in our story, falling in love with our characters, daydreaming about our settings. Then we see something shiny in the distance, a new story idea, a really good book, even (gasp) something happening in our own real life and our make believe world can fall away, Read more
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Talent and Time
There’s two things that can make authors cringe to hear. “I wish I was talented so I could write a book.” and “Oh, yeah, I could write a book, if I just had the time.” Please stop. You can write a book, without time or talent. We writers know this because we started out with Read more
LC W. Allingham 