Faith HunterIt’s one of those days when RL (real life) is getting in the way ofany kind of writing, even this blog. Between other stuff (which could go in caps, like OTHER STUFF) a co-worker fell at work and I have been pulling the graveyard shift. Ugh-ick. So I thought it might be smart to build [...]
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     | I love the idea of real magic. Surrounded every day by traffic and buildings, by dishes that need washing and trash that needs emptying, I can’t help desiring a world in which something sparkling and strange could be right around the corner. When I was a kid, I used to wander in the [...] Kim Harrison was supposed to be here today, and she may make it to tomorrow, but deadlines (not hers, but her publisher’s) have pushed it back. Hence my subject matter today—deadlines—and the impact they play on writer’s *real* life, writing life, and daily, weekly, monthly schedule. Deadlines are part of a writer’s life. We sign for [...] Lately I’ve been talking about building magic into your world, and I found that I often mention using role-playing games as resources. There’s something I should point out before we go much further. The story that’s created out of a gaming session is rarely one that will function between the covers of a [...] posted by read all posts by Special Guest Stars  Carrie Ryan is the author of the young adult (YA) fantasies The Forest of Hands and Teeth, a tale of love, determination and the groaning undead, and The Dead-Tossed Waves (coming to a bookstore near you on March 9!) Carrie, a former litigator, now writes full time. She lives with her writer/lawyer fiancé, two [...] One quick note, Y’all. On Tuesday the 16th of February, we’ll have a guest blogger, Kim Harrison. Hope you’ll join us that day for a special post! In the life of a writer, little is more boring or more necessary than the first rewrites. When I was writing mystery/thrillers, the first rewrite was between pages 100 [...] | This is a 2D-barcode containing the address of our Many companies provide barcode readers that you can install on your mobile, and all of the following are compatible with this format: | ||
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