Christmas seemed to speed by in a great, big rush this year. I didn’t have any vacation time left by the time Christmas rolled around, which — sigh — seems
Tag: Writing
My Writing Process — in Six Steps!
I have written six novel-length works and am working on the seventh. Over the years I have developed a writing process that works for me. I may have written on
My Writing Nook … Finally
I now have a writing nook. Check it out: For a long time, the place I wrote was in the marginof the family room. It was considerably distraction-prone by the
East of Yesterday Plot Plotted
OMG. I am finished plotting East of Yesterday. It has all the tragedy I envisioned, with an unexpected secret society, and conclaves that last an entire year. Lots of fun
A Plotting Breakthrough!
I’ve always been more of a panster than a plotter. I just thought I was stuck with that mode in my brain. And it has caused me quite a bit
A Manuscript's Visual Appeal
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone write about this, but I thought I’d post about part of my manuscript clean-up process, where I go over the manuscript for visual
On Contest Judging and Slaying Gerunds
I belong to the First Coast Romance Writers. Nominally. I am a terrible member. I go to meetings maybe twice a year, plus the annual Christmas party. I don’t run
A Round of Words in 80 Days
Hey everyone. Sorry about the long gap in posts. I did put a new face on this site, and I slapped my header image back on the heading, after resizing
Afternoon Thunderstorm Weather, and other musings
As I write this, the clouds are gathering for another Florida afternoon thundershower. When I was a girl, this was a common thing and we drove our parents crazy all
Fill-in-the-Blank Plotting
For many years now, I have used Word’s Navigation Pane, once known as the Document Map, as a plotting tool. You can use it to create an outline of your