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Changing the Focus of My Blog
Hi everyone!! *waves frantically* It has been 2 months since I last posted--can you believe it? It doesn't actually feel that long, and I won't lie: it has been great for my creative self to not have to worry about blogging. Because, here's the thing, guys: I've run...
5 Things I Learned in 2014 & Some Resolutions for 2015
I think of 2013 as "The Year I Learned To Accept Publishing For What It Is (and to stop whining about it)", and that year held a lot of rough, pretty low patches for me. I wasn't the only one. In fact, if you do a quick scan of blogs from other authors in my debut...
Detox December (and Rejuvenation January)
As I recently discussed in a Misfits & Daydreamers issue, whole-assing (a.k.a. full immersion) is the only way I can get a book written. I need to fall so deeply into the story that no outside distractions can...well, distract. I'm not the only author who feels...
First Readers, Revising, & Publication
CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who not only won NaNoWriMo but who made ANY progress this month. I finished with 32,000 new words, and I'm really proud of that progress! New words are always better than no words at all. 😉 To wrap up NaNoWriMo and to help all of you forge...
Facing Fear and Tackling Writer’s Block
As promised for NaNoWriMo, I’m organizing all my past content so that YOU can more easily find what you’re looking for. During week 1, I covered A Writer’s Basic Toolbox, and in week 2, I dug deeper into the more advanced tools at a writer’s disposal. Week 3 was for...
The Productive Writer
I got a bit behind during week 2 of NaNo. Some major changes happened in the trajectory of my projects (I'll explain in Friday's newsletter), so I've got some MAJOR catching up to do this week! Anyway, as promised for NaNoWriMo, I’m sharing links each Monday to all my...
Digging Deeper into the Writing Toolbox
As promised for NaNoWriMo, I'll share links to past posts each Monday organizing all my past content so that YOU can more easily find what you're looking for. In addition to the organized posts, I have a forum open where you can ask anything about said topic, and I'll...
A Writer’s Basic Toolbox
As promised in the last issue of the Misfits & Daydreamers, I'll share links to past posts each Monday throughout NaNoWriMo. Why no new content? Well, I did a survey a few weeks ago, and of the 100 amazing people who responded, I'd say ~90% asked for content I've...
The Writing Is All That Really Matters
I get a lot of emails (and tweets, tumblr asks, facebook messages, etc.) asking me about my process--and that's great! I love sharing what I do, and I love hearing about what YOU do. But the thing is, no matter what my process is (or her process...or his process), at...
How to Craft Characters: Deepening with Backstory
This is the third post in this series on crafting characters. To recap, here are the components I consider when crafting my characters--and these are in order of importance: Voice Desperate need Backstory/history Behavioral/speaking quirks Looks/physical quirks Today...
About Me
Welcome!! I'm Sooz, a New York Times best-selling author and a geek for all things Avatar: the Last Airbender, Dragon Age, Legend of Zelda, Firefly, and so, so, so much more. My books tend toward the epic fantasy, sweeping space opera, and gothic steampunk variety.
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