The phrases you (as a writer) just cling to. Nothing wrong with them, in abstract. They’re usually just fine, occasionally. The problem with go to words, is that you find yourself using the same phrase over and over. Even worse, once you catch it, and change it… you just pick new go to words. Yeah, I’m […]
I’m head deep in two different rough drafts. Not to mention working on the webcomic. I’m busy. Don’t you have better things to do than read my writing blog?
It’s the downside of professional and personal freedom. I don’t have the big marketing machine. It’s just me and my (currently non-existent) advertising budget. My friend, Gina Drayer, once said that being an indie writer on a tight budget means selling one book at a time. My latest book, Hedge Doctor: Prom is the best example […]
The writing ADHD is here. Where every word choice is analyzed. Where I search for go to words, and erase them to go toward poetry. I hate this part of editing. I know, I know. This is where the writing gets ‘good.’ But this is also where the sheer fussiness of writing can and will drive a […]
Spent a good few hours working on the comic’s website. Yeah, that’s right, that’s still on. I’m sure Ashley will make everything prettier when she has the time. Right now, I’m far more concerned with content. Do we have it? What do we need? What I can do right now, so that come July 7th, […]
Did the final proofread for Hedge Doctor: Finals this morning. I’m still in love with these stories. They were part of what got me back into writing my novels. By the end of writing The Haven, I was sick of dealing with teenagers in fiction.These stories brought back my enthusiasm for characters of the age. […]
Well, I stopped the compulsive reread. I didn’t find what I wanted in the text, but I did find it. It was a bunch of sexist writers that illuminated the problem. See, we got to talking about the Bechdel Test. And has the discussion waxed and waned, someone’s contribution came down to, “Stop whining about […]
No, I’m not suffering from it, at the moment. Just thinking about it… instead of writing. I think it’s a real thing. I know authors who don’t. They really think that if you just sit and force yourself to write, any thing, you’ll get over it. And I smile and nod when they say this, […]
Not much writing going on, but lots of reading. For some reason, I’ve been perusing Uncommon Animals and Monsters of Pittsburgh. Sure, I need to keep my characterization on point, and make certain that I’ve completed arcs, but it’s been an almost magnetic thing. I just can’t stop reading them, and I don’t know why. And it’s […]
Feeling a little bit better today. Less falling asleep on my feet and more writing getting done. Though due to the emotional content I was crying as I wrote it this morning. But yes, I’m back on my feet. Next week, we’ll have another Chelsea story. So basically, hold on to ya butts! I’m back.
Words That Burn Like Fire 