Once again, Bottom of the Garden absolutely devoured all of my creative energy this week. I suppose that's a good thing, because it means I'm making progress on that story, but it also means that making new things for this blog is becoming quite a bother. Rather than totally cop-out this week, I've decided to… Continue reading Ulan and the Whales
Tag: Bottom of the Garden
the sponge caught fire in the microwave and no one knows why
Sorry to give you old work two weeks in a row, but I had my rough draft of chapter 3 for Bottom of the Garden due today and let me tell you--that thing is a bitch to write. Seriously. I've re-written it three times now. Why me? WHY ME?? Not that I'm complaining. Now that… Continue reading the sponge caught fire in the microwave and no one knows why
Writing Habits
Hey, kids. I have a question. I want to know if I'm alone in this: Do you make playlists for your characters? I mean, I know that lots of people have playlists for specific stories, and almost everyone listens to music of some sort while they're writing (let me know if you don't!), but how… Continue reading Writing Habits
Unlikely Things
It's been a long, long week folks. Much has been going on, especially with the realization that the outline of Garden, upon which I depend for figuring out what to write each time, entirely neglected the actual events of my 3rd chapter. No, Past Me, "they become friends over the years" is not sufficient plot… Continue reading Unlikely Things
Thesis Statement
In keeping with last week's theme of "questions writers hear a lot," I have a new one I'd like to address. It's one that I've been getting a lot lately, especially with yesterday's Easter gathering, where various family members all wanted to know the same thing: What is your novel about? To the average person,… Continue reading Thesis Statement
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