I’m over at Word Whores talking about the importance of book covers – and of having a good public persona.
Your Public Persona (Do You Need One?)
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//“Anachronisms” in Fantasy – Keeping It Real
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I’m over at Word Whores, showing off these pretty flowers I got for the Top Pick review for The Talon of the Hawk, and talking about language in fantasy, along the lines of realism and suspension of disbelief.
Three Ways to Add an Important Character: the Environment
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I’m over at Word Whores talking about ways to make the environment be another character and asking for recs on books that do this really well!
Time in a Novel: What Should Your Scale Be?
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Tis the season to be gearing up for the RT Convention! This is just one of the fun reader parties I’m participating in.
I’m over at Word Whores talking about 3 Hours, 3 Days, or 300 Years: How Do You Choose & Use The Passage of Time?
Keeping It Real – How to Write Vivid Characters
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I’m over at Word Whores giving my tips for avoiding the dreaded pitfalls of Character Cloning.
Embracing the Tropes – Love, Not Hate
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Spring definitely begins in March here in Santa Fe. I spent a few hours sitting outside reading with my coffee in the sunshine this morning. Lovely!
This week at Word Whores, we’re discussing our favorite genre tropes. Since we get to pick the genre and I write in three at the moment, I’m talking about one from each. Also, since I’m the topic-kickoff girl, I’ll take on the job of defining “Trope,” for those who aren’t familiar.
Finding Your Magical Writing Mojo
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I’m over at Word Whores, talking about everyday magic, touchstones and the real kind of magical writing mojo.
An Ode to Breakfast, by Jackson Cat
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I’m over at Word Whores, demonstrating my brilliant (snort!) effort at flash fiction.
Emotional Mining – Using Your Friends to Build Inner Conflict
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I’m over at Word-Whores today, talking about the writer’s nasty secret – that we’re mining your emotional issues to build our characters.
How an Intuitive Gardener (Okay: Pantser) Creates Conflict & Outer Motivation
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I’m lucky to have my crit partner and good friend, Carolyn Crane, visiting me for a few days. This involves much time spent writing, drinking and talking about writing. Perfection!
She’s even going to help me plot my next series, which is awesome, because she’s WAY better at plotting than I am. As in, she actually *does* it instead of my weirdly organic gardening method of plotting. Apropos of that, I’m over at Word Whores this morning, giving my non-plotter’s take on Development of character outer motivation and outer conflict.