Category Archives: My Journey 2010
I’ve been trying to write this small town angsty story and it’s hard. I don’t remember writing being this hard…ever! My crit group has started asking me if this is what I really want to be writing. How can I … Continue reading
Here’s a news flash from my critique group: I’m writing women’s fiction. And here I thought I’d written a small town, light yet emotional romance about a female surfer who was fighting her way back to the surfing circuit after … Continue reading
Why is it that the stories of your heart aren’t always the stories of an editor’s heart. Critique group loved it. Beta readers loved it, but Amber is crashing and burning in NY. “I don’t think readers are interested in … Continue reading
My agent asked me to work on a small town traditional romance. I always think of those as more angsty than I normally write. But at least I have an idea. My critique group hates the idea while at the … Continue reading
So I posted my paranormal chapters to my critique group and guess what they all said: “You don’t have a paranormal voice. We like the military story tho.” I have to remember this is a journey. I don’t know where … Continue reading
Heard about the Blaze proposals: Status: rejected Reason 1: the plot is made up mostly of internal elements, relationships and conflicts (more like a Superromance). I love Brenda C to death, because that is so spot on. That’s the way … Continue reading
I revisited my writing tool kit last weekend. Here are some of my favorites: Break into Fiction, Adams Media, by Mary Buckham and Dianna Love. Great way to develop emotional growth and romantic arcs (character and motivation). Can be scary … Continue reading
How did my writing plate get so full? I’m trying to get the opening chapters right on an urban fantasy, while simultaneously trying to carry through the emotional growth to a satisfying conclusion in the synopsis (thou shall repeat after … Continue reading
Here are 10 things I do to kick up my motivation for the writing. Beauty. Do you ever stop, if only for a moment, and look at the world around you? How blue the sky is? How beautiful the snow … Continue reading
It’s been a week since I sat in awe of Donald Maass, super agent, at his workshop. I learned several things about him: he’s been an editor of romance, a writer of romance, a writer of Nancy Drew mysteries and … Continue reading
