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Struggling to get my hero right.
It’s weird but usually I have trouble with my female characters but with this book, Sloan is coming along nicely. Greer is giving me trouble. I guess because he’s not your typical hero, ha… more →
A Passionate Twist on Romance Suspense
A Christmas Carol
Valerie wrote 2 days ago: ‘Tis the season for Dickens! Stumbled upon a great reading of an adaptation of the Dickens hol … more →
Struggling to get my hero right.
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jerridrennen wrote 1 month ago: It’s weird but usually I have trouble with my female characters but with this book, Sloan is c … more →
A new book in the works!
jerridrennen wrote 1 month ago: So, I had no motivation to write and then I got an e-mail about an anthology at The Wild Rose Press. … more →
Off Day
Joe Glasgow wrote 2 months ago: I have decided to use one of my allotted “off days” today. I have been writing every day … more →
If You Want to Write, You Have to Attend
carltonmellick wrote 3 months ago: With BizarroCon coming up in October, I’ve been thinking a lot about how crucial attending con … more →
Short Stories vs. Novels
carltonmellick wrote 3 months ago: David W. Barbee writes: Your Sideburn-ness, I have an assload of prospective novels, and I’m c … more →
Hope for Underground Writers
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carltonmellick wrote 3 months ago: Good news for new writers. No matter how weird your books are, you can find your audience through th … more →
Brainstorming Ideas
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carltonmellick wrote 4 months ago: Over at Bizarro Central, people are talking about how they get their ideas for stories. So I am post … more →
Weird Characters vs. the Everyman
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carltonmellick wrote 4 months ago: Eli Hicks asks the question: “What makes bizarro “bizarro” is the plot, right? But how do you … more →
Sexuality
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carltonmellick wrote 4 months ago: Jeremy Pellington writes: “i would like to know what sexuality means to your work. reading som … more →
Books and Julia Child, Julie & Julia and Books
Valerie wrote 4 months ago: Last night, I was fortunate to be a guest at a Julie & Julia film screening for Random House emp … more →
Sophie Blackall/New York Magazine
Valerie wrote 4 months ago: I’m addicted to New York Magazine’s “Approval Matrix.” The Approval Matrix I regard it the same way … more →
Luck Favors the Bold
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carltonmellick wrote 5 months ago: I’m staying on the marathon-writing topic this weekend. Chris Benton just commented on a previ … more →
Imagination is a Muscle
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carltonmellick wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been saying this for years, but recently I’ve heard Neil Gaiman say it: “The … more →
Day 2 Pep Talk
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carltonmellick wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been talking a lot about marathon writing. The one a lot of bizarro writers try, that I h … more →
Quantity vs. Quality
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carltonmellick wrote 5 months ago: This is rant is for beginning writers interested in marathon writing. Just before my marathon starte … more →
Story nothing like I'd planned!
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jerridrennen wrote 5 months ago: So I was three pages into the second book in my Denver Homicide series and something didn’t fe … more →
Is it a sign?
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jerridrennen wrote 5 months ago: I was printing out my partial to send to Harlequin when I ran out of ink. Maybe it’s a sign th … more →
Get Off Your Butt and Write
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carltonmellick wrote 5 months ago: If you’re a new writer struggling with getting work done, then your main problem is probably g … more →
