Anyone who’s heard me talk about writing at all, or who’s been reading the blog for any length of time, knows one of my writing tools that I use, probably to excess, is the character-casti… more →
KayeDacus.comKaye Dacus wrote 3 weeks ago: Anyone who’s heard me talk about writing at all, or who’s been reading the blog for any … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 4 weeks ago: When I wrote the first draft of Stand-In Groom (Happy Endings, Inc., as it was then known), I needed … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 1 month ago: At dear friend Ruth’s suggestion, I’m going to spend the next few weeks giving y … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 2 months ago: Don’t forget, each comment you leave (one per post) between now and May 29 earns you an entry … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 4 months ago: What’s the catch? Well, to receive a free copy of the novel as soon as it comes out, all you h … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 6 months ago: As I mentioned in the Holiday Story Challenge post, I’ve explored many of the social aspects o … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 7 months ago: I just e-mailed the manuscript—final length of 96,975 words—to my editor! WooHoo! Now th … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 7 months ago: I just finished the read-through and markup of the printed manuscript of Menu for Romance, and I … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 8 months ago: I just got home from spending four and a half hours at the library, during which time I got the two … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 8 months ago: It feels like my progress is barely creeping along, but I have had to stop and do some freelance wor … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 8 months ago: In addition to trying to get MFR finished this week, I have two freelance projects I’m still t … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 8 months ago: As you can see in the progress meter over in the side-bar, I’m about 30,000 words from finishi … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 8 months ago: “What counts in dialogue is not what is said but what is meant.” ~Sol Stein, How to Grow … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Is it harder to write every day, or is it harder to not write every day? I’ve mentioned it bef … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 11 months ago: Okay, so really, it’s a meme that I picked up on the web and edited a bit (I actually deleted … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 12 months ago: While on vacation last week, my mom and I got into a discussion of fictional characters’ jobs. … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 1 year ago: One of the best pieces of advice I ever heard about setting out to write a series, whether it’ … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 1 year ago: I heard from my editor this week that the manuscript of Stand-In Groom has gone to the copy editor. … more →
Kaye Dacus wrote 1 year ago: Today at lunch, I have to brave the spring rains and drive a couple of blocks over to the post offic … more →