Writing

12Feb 201814 Feb 2018

That Pesky Point of View

Stardate 95719.53 I feel like I’m doing a lot more blogging than writing lately, but it is, I suppose, my therapy…

12Feb 201814 Feb 2018

From Exposition to Resolution

Stardate 95717.53 I have many problems. C’mon now, they’re writing problems. It took me weeks to figure out my story’s ending…

18Jan 201814 Feb 2018

The True Order of Things vs. the Fictional Order of Things

Stardate 95650.99 I am writing an historical adventure novel. At one point in time I dreamt of it being a fantastical…

Why I Gave Up On Wattpad

17 Jan 201814 Feb 2018

Stardate 95645.98 Community. It's something I think every writer seeks to be a part of whether they want to admit it or not. We crave reviewers, feedback and opinions from…

WQOTD

The Complex Nature of Working Titles and Accidental Fan Fictions

26 Dec 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 95587.96 Working titles are just that: working titles. When I first started this journey into this novel (that's going on two years now), I was convinced I wanted to…

What Inspired Me to Write #firedamp

20 Aug 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 95237.46 It was literally a dream. Without sounding prophetical or in need of being admitted to an asylum, that is exactly how the idea for Firedamp came about. A dream.…

#WTOTD

Apparently “Beta Readers” Are a Thing

9 May 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 94955.95 When I first ventured into this new phase of my life I never knew there was such a thing as a "beta reader." As I looked more into…

#WTOTD

It’s Okay to Take a Break

2 Apr 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 94854.8 For the past six months I have been researching. Researching so much that I felt overloaded with information and that overload caused me to have to take a…

Writers and their Habitats

27 Mar 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 94837.91 Habit. When I typed that out just now I wanted to keep going and write “habitat” instead. But the two can go hand-in-hand, depending on the way you…

#WTOTD

A #WriteTip for Fellow Novel Virgins

13 Mar 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 94799.93 Short #writetip for my fellow #novelvirgins I have been researching my first novel for seven months. Seven. Granted, I took a break over the Thanksgiving/Christmas period because it…

Lazy Language: A Short Analysis of Linguistic Pet Peeves

6 Mar 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 94777.46 Picture it. You're sitting in a café, in your favorite spot on the patio with your favorite drink when someone says it. That. Phrase. The phrase that sends…

#WTOTD

Puddled in Your Head

3 Mar 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 94770.64 Does it feel like you've been researching way too long without producing much? Does it feel like way too much information has puddled in your head with no…

#WTOTD

Why You Should Research Your Historical Novel

1 Mar 201714 Feb 2018

Stardate 94766.96: #writetip Every writer has to start somewhere. Every potential author needs to know that they don't know everything. That, quite honestly, is one of the cold hard truths…