Character planning: Check!
General story arc: Check!
Conflict: Check!
Plot twist: Check!
MC's Voice: Getting there... er... Check!
Time to write: Um. No.

... dicking around on Photoshop with my lovely muse and actually start writing. Virtual slaps are welcome (nay, encouraged).

So, I was talking to my mom on the phone last night, and the topic of my new novel plot bunny came up. She asked what it was about, and I gave her my one-line summary (since I was a good girl and did the first step of the Snowflake Method like I said I was going to), and then proceeded to tell her all the other details I had sussed out so far. She ( Read more... )

I'm very torn right now. In three directions. Ouch.

Over the course of my life, I've learned that I don't do terribly well with simultaneous projects, because I always get really, really excited about one of them and ignore the others. It's a mess, and I don't care for messes. So, Option #1 (starting all 3 right now) is out ( Read more... )

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It's called being a performer, kiddies.

PS- How amazing are Kelly and Blake?!?!? *fangirls*

Well, I have some rather exciting news. So, I'll tell you a little story to explain things ( Read more... )

Dear Sydney ( Read more... )

This was me in late August 2006:

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I like to play with Photoshop, and this was a little project I created. It's cover art and lyrics. Some of the songs are ones I listened to while writing my novel, "The Man." Others are ones I decided fit in later. It jumps back and forth between Lane's helplessness and sadness over the disappearance of her boyfriend and the confusion of what's ( Read more... )

I don't know why, but I've been feeling compelled to write an entry about this for awhile. It has absolutely nothing to do with writing. Though, no one is forcing me to only write about writing. So, here it is.

( Click me to find out who it is. :) )