Every author out there knows showers and baths can be our greatest source of inspiration for new ideas or plot fixes. However, they don't always comply with the stories we want the idea or fix for. Why you ask? Simple. Because that would be too easy. The other day as I was trying to figure … Continue reading Plot Bunnies! Plot Bunnies Everywhere!
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Rough Starts, Outlining, and a Cackling Plot Bunny
I can't believe it's already the 10th of January. Time is already flying by, which is a scary thought for the rest of year, and for all my plans. The first week of January was pretty brutal on me. Mentally and emotionally at least. With my history, that combination is a rather large detriment to accomplishing goals and … Continue reading Rough Starts, Outlining, and a Cackling Plot Bunny
Rearing Plot Bunnies
It's been an interesting couple of days. Not just with work and life, but with writing as well. My mind has been quite brain dead lately thanks to the holiday madness and the fact I think I burned out slightly after NaNoWriMo. I haven't been writing because I've both been so busy and exhausted due to those … Continue reading Rearing Plot Bunnies
Win Like A Warrior
Well, I did it. 30 days, 50,157 words after validating (50,177 words according to my Word doc), 118 pages, and 8 chapters. My first big November win is in the bag. I thought I wasn't going to make it a few times, thought of giving up a few times too. I prevailed and pushed through … Continue reading Win Like A Warrior
Crazy Wonderland
So I'm not so much drowning and behind on a lot of things anymore. Well, sort of... Okay, that's mostly a lie. No, I lied again. It is a lie. I am caught up on blog hops finally, so there's that. My desk is at least semi organized yet for the most part. But, I, … Continue reading Crazy Wonderland
Sick Days, Disobeying Characters, and Plot Detours
So day two and three of Camp NaNo were total busts for me. And I mean Complete. Busts. I came home from work Saturday evening feeling like death warmed over, again. Just as I had back in February, I was running a fever, achy, cold, shivering, my throat felt like it had a permanent lump … Continue reading Sick Days, Disobeying Characters, and Plot Detours
Dreams and Writing
How many of you out there have had a vivid dream that turned into this amazing plot and storyline? Probably a lot of you. Our imagination loves to brew up crazy ideas and scenarios in our heads while we dream. The tricky part is remembering them when we wake up so we can use them. … Continue reading Dreams and Writing
Writing, Roleplaying, and Roadblocks
"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." -E.L. Doctorow There couldn't be a truer statement for writing. Well, there's a few others that are dead on accurate, but this one... This one is how … Continue reading Writing, Roleplaying, and Roadblocks
Plot Bunnies! Plot Bunnies Everywhere!
Why is it at the worst possible moments, and the most unexpected, that a new plot bunny can come raging into view and refuse to leave me alone? It's not like I don't have enough of them already. But alas, for the past few days, one has been nagging at the back of my mind, sending me little … Continue reading Plot Bunnies! Plot Bunnies Everywhere!
Plotting, Editing, and A…Seductress?
I am not sure what happened to me the past three days. I had three days off again, surprisingly. Unlike last week when I had this time off, I haven't really gotten anything done. Granted, I did catch up on Sunday Snippets so I'm all set there. And I did get organized once more. And... … Continue reading Plotting, Editing, and A…Seductress?
