As ya’ll may or may not know, there are a few reality TV shows that I adore, such as “Project Runway” and right now, “So You Think You Can Dance.” I watched the first season of both shows, and while I’ve watched every season of PR, I have missed a few seasons of SYTYCD. As […]
I’ve been gone for the last week, at an amazing writing workshop. I’m brain dead, exhausted, and struggling to stay awake until 10 PM (I’m afraid if I go to sleep before 10 I’ll wake up at 4.) It was revelatory. Thank you again to Kris for being such an amazing teacher, and to my
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Via at least half my FL: “Go to page 77 (or 7) of your current ms. Go to line 7. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating.” From The Raven and the Dancing Tiger: “Ya’ll better get in line early for breakfast,” Jessie’s
Because that’s how I roll — this Saturday, June 9th, Clockwork Kingdom will be available for free at Amazon. For one day. The last day, actually, that it’ll be free. Then I’ll remove it from the KDP program (the 90 days will be up on the 18th) and will put it up at Smashwords and
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I didn’t write on Sunday. I had been thinking it was because I was being lazy, and just didn’t get around to it. It wasn’t until tonight that I figured out that no, it was because what I thought was the next scene, actually wasn’t. There needs to be at least two, possibly three scenes
See? I said I would post about this separately. “Golden Charms” is a short story set in the same world as my new novel, “Zydeco Queen and the Creole Fairy Courts.” I’ve put it up for free on Smashwords, and you can also read it here on my website for free. Jolene learns she has
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NEW NOVEL! Never before published! ——— When Francine is a little girl, she’ll do just about anything for her papa. But as Francine grows older, she and Papa start fighting about everything–school, fiddling, and boys. Then the others come calling, fairies from no tale Francine has ever read. They ask her to come fiddle at
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There are times when I can multi-task with aplomb, skipping from one writing task to the next with ease. Then there are times when every time I try to switch contexts, I can hear the gears grinding in my head. Trying to work on both “Zydeco Queen” and “The Raven and the Dancing Tiger” at
I need to remind myself, from time to time, just how much walking is a part of my process. There have been novels when I’ve gone for regular walks, because it was only during those walks that I could plot out the next scene/chapter/point what have you. The ideas for this novel have been coming
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