Category: Writing
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{Miscellaneous Mondays} Behind the Scenes Writing Tag
This tag is called the Behind the Scenes Writing Tag, and it’s one of the coolest I have received. Thanks to the lovely Victoria NightSky and Lalaithiel for tagging me—go check out their beautiful poetry, stories, and musings! Now let’s dive into the questions. *rubs hands together with glee* Is there a certain snack you…
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{Miscellaneous Mondays} On Writing Books
I’m at a strange stage in my writing life. Remember that book I lost and was rewriting this past spring and summer? Well, incredibly, I finished it a few weeks ago. It meant so much—at the beginning of the summer, I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to write again, and a few months later,…
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{Miscellaneous Mondays} What If …
It was Brandon Sanderson who first gave me the idea. I was perusing the writing tips section of his website, and somewhere in the midst of his brilliant laws for magic, he mentioned something about getting ideas by asking the question “what happens when …?”. Actually, he was really talking about expanding versus adding on…
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{Fireside Fridays} For Writers: How to Read
If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. ~ Stephen King I think we’ve all heard some kind of advice like this, at one time or another: “If you want to be a good writer, be a good reader.” And while it does…
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The 777 Challenge
Sarah and Lalaithiel both nominated me for the 777 Challenge. Thank you very much, girls! Here’s how it works: I turn to the seventh page of my WIP (Work In Progress), find the seventh line on that page, and post the next seven lines. (Note: I’m taking “lines” to mean sentences, which just seems to make…
A Glimpse of Starlight 