First lines...
It's funny how the very first line of the book is sometimes the most daunting to write. I have no idea if other author's feel this way...
Tick-tock, tick-tock...
My deadline for returning the re-written manuscript is three days away. Am I ready? Um, no. Not even close. Ugh. And, currently, I am...
It doesn't have to end the way you thought...
It's a diffcult idea for me. I like my book. I like the way it ends. I like the way the characters develop. I like it. It's finished. I...
Times four...
Today I found inspiration in my very own reality. Chapter One: Hero Guess how many kids this guy has? Four, of course. Four kids means...
Chaos...
Sometimes, the best chapters I write are written during a time of chaos. Don't get me wrong, chaos is a constant for me. Screaming,...
The 6 page synopsis. . .
How do I boil a 60k word manuscript down to 6 pages? The answer is: Not very well. This is new for me and there is a learning curve....
Just hit send.
I emailed my baby (I mean, manuscript) today. I emailed it to a literary agent. Not my mother. Not my best friend. Not even a...
When it rains. . .
It pours. And floods. It fills our yard and surrounds our house. The creeks rise and overflow. The newspeople call for flash floods and...
First draft. . .
The first draft never looks much like the final one. This is a fact I am learning. And its okay. It's okay that the characters change....
