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 out of things to say when it comes to […]
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 […]
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 this way. In fact, I’d say that the #1 complaint […]
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, and this week, we’re moving onto fear, writer’s block, and […]
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 past content so that YOU can more […]
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 answer it as best I can. Last week, […]
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 already delved into quite thoroughly. I realized that […]
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 we’re discussing backstory and history. Now, I’m sure many of you are wondering WHY history/backstory is #3 on my list. I […]
This is the second post in this series (find the first post on voice and opening lines here). To recap, here are the components I consider most important when crafting my characters (note: this might be VERY different from what you do, and that’s 100% okay): Voice Desperate need Backstory/history Behavioral/speaking quirks Looks/physical quirks Today we’re […]
Recently, I received this question in my inbox: How do you get to know your characters? Do you work on getting to know them well before drafting, or do you get to know them as you work? Honestly, at first I was like, “I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I DO THIS.” I’m such a free-writer […]