Blogs about: Writing Novels
Featured Blog
Writing Marathon: Day 18
I just love Sandra Brown! I’ve read all of her novels. Although she switched from romances to thrillers, in the past few years, I find both genres written by this talented author intertwined: her roma… more →
nadezhdaseiler
Writing Marathon: Day 18
wrote 17 hours ago: I just love Sandra Brown! I’ve read all of her novels. Although she switched from romances to thrill … more →
On writing - [Native American] Characters
wrote 19 hours ago: Using Native Americans in my novels was a pretty straightforward decision and process. They fit in … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 17
wrote 1 day ago: Got stuck in Ch. 7, but I didn’t mind. I was revising Kate’s part today and will continue to do so t … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 16
wrote 2 days ago: I’m halfway through my self-imposed marathon, but I haven’t accomplished as much as I would’ve liked … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 15
wrote 3 days ago: I spent half a day reading, or rather, rereading, articles in The Writer and Writer’s Digest. These … more →
Writing at Scene Level
wrote 4 days ago: “Mucking about.” That’s what my New Zealand friends might have called my first att … more →
When Opinions are Like Plotholes
wrote 4 days ago: Storytellers of any kind survive on feedback. From a toddler, to stand up comedian to journalists – … more →
Building Character
wrote 4 days ago: “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can … more →
Intellectual Property and the New Dominion
— 1 comment
wrote 4 days ago: I don’t consider myself or my friends Disney fans, but they have come to control some of the h … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 14
wrote 4 days ago: I finished revising chapter 6, but will return to it again–many times. I’m not too unhappy wit … more →
A short passage of the first novel I am working on
wrote 4 days ago: Shaky from the night before at the bar watching and talking to people, listening to the jazz band ou … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 13
wrote 5 days ago: I worked for only about an hour today. Although I initially told myself that I would try to be satis … more →
Assistant SNAKE-CATCHER.
— 3 comments
wrote 6 days ago: As natural resources surveyors, the first pit that we would dig and describe, sample and classify, w … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 12
wrote 6 days ago: Chapter 6. Too many characters that I had intended to “sort out.” And so my troubles have begun. Don … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 11
wrote 1 week ago: My manuscript is dwindling. If I keep shrinking it and not beefing it up with more details (and new … more →
Dancing Naked in the Rain- Seize the Fantasy!
— 1 comment
wrote 1 week ago: I finally danced naked in the rain, just the other evening. It was something I’d always wanted to d … more →
Choosing Character Names For Novels, by Paul Volponi
— 1 comment
wrote 1 week ago: In my house, one of our great joys is the naming of a new pet. We have dogs, cats, and even a bearde … more →
Writing Tips: Picture Book
— 26 comments
wrote 1 week ago: Many writers use pictures as inspiration and/or reminders as they write their novels, but what pictu … more →
Writing Marathon: Day 10
wrote 1 week ago: I’ve already written earlier that despite the prevailing opinion about flashbacks (or backstory) slo … more →
