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SECOND SIGHT by Cheryl Klein--and a reason to celebrate!
YAY! I’ve completed a solid first draft of MH.
Actually I finished drafting at the end of last week, but I was still working on a bookmap of the story. Now the bookmap's finished as well-which makes this a double YAY!!
I was inspired to create a bookmap after reading about them on Cheryl Klein’s blog http://chavelaque.blogspot.com/2011/12/behind- ( Read more... ) -
Tag! You're It!
There's a game of tag going on in the blogosphere and danged if Jaye of http://jayerobinbrown.blogspot.com didn’t catch me. Part of the tag was answering her vicious and evil questions. Okay, so not that vicious and evil but difficult, yes.
1. What is the best meal you've ever eaten - what, when, and where.
How about the most memorable week of ( Read more... ) -
Daydreams and Dentists
Sorry I haven't been around a lot lately. I'm busying working on my WIP. But I did want to post a quick warning about daydreaming in public ( Read more... ) -
Researching Agents on Twitter: a dozen thoughts in 140 characters or less
One of the best ways to research literary agents is to follow them on Twitter. It can help you discover if your dream agent is all she or he seems-or if different agent might be a better fit. You can get an idea about what an agent is looking for and a handle on their tastes. Basically, Twitter following agents will help you know more about them as ( Read more... ) -
The Main Character's Greatest Fear as a Character
Before I started my WIP, I did a lot of thinking about my main character’s greatest fear. My WIP is a gothic novel, so I decided I wanted a fear that would be particularly pervasive in that sort of story-you know, genre expectations and all that stuff.
I also decided to take my main character’s fear one step further. I’m trying to make the fear ( Read more... )
