The Writing Life
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Where do you get your ideas?
If you are a writer you have heard this question. I used to struggle with answering it. Ideas for stories are a dime a dozen. They are all around you, and even more so, they are so prevalent within you, they overflow, right out of you into a page. Then one day I was talking Read more
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Working out of order
“Fate of a Princess” is out in the world, sorta. This weekend after numerous attempts to finish my second round of edits and clean up the end I sent it to my beta readers (my bffs) as is. I wouldn’t normally recommend this for several reasons. 1. When you do have it cleaned up, you’ll Read more
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Absurdity and Why I turn to Douglas Adams in times of Trouble
During the last long rough week, I needed to fill alot of long worrisome hours and I needed to keep my spirits up. The perfect solution- Douglas Adams. I had listened to Hitchhikers Guide on audiobook a few years back when I was making long drives during a tense time and it had kept me Read more
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My Kids and my creativity
There have been several points in my life where keeping a regular writing schedule has been difficult. When I was working and finishing my degree and enjoying an active social life and playing in a band, writing every day was a challenge. When I was newlywed and working full time and restoring a beat up Read more
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When your Muse is MIA
This week has been a rough one for me. I got some difficult news and some conflicts need to be addressed that I don’t feel like dealing with. For me, this equates to a lack of will to write. My motivation has crapped out and I have no ideas even if hadn’t. Normally this would Read more
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Writing Horror: Elements of Terror
I have a question I’ve been asking people for a couple years, keeping the results stored away for a story that hasn’t formed its premise just yet. The question is this: What is the scariest thing ever? Yes, this question lacks eloquence, but I’m just in the research phase right now. It’s direct, to the Read more
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5 Fantasies that you need to read
I’m a little burnt out on editing. I may take the weekend off to do some reading. While I’m trying to select a fantasy to read, I’m mentally running down the books that stick out in my mind. There are some obvious choices, The Song of Fire and Ice Series, The Mists of Avalon, and Read more
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When things are at their worst, Make them laugh
It’s certainly a decision of style to add humor to a serious story. Many many authors do not. I, personally, find those books harder to read. Probably because I’m the kind of person who tells fart jokes after a funeral. Read more
LC W. Allingham 