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How a Book Is Born, Part 10
Doing the work, whatever the work is, requires understanding the work. I wouldn’t have taken on this challenge (and thought I could succeed) if I had never written a romance before. There’s no way I could have learned all I needed to learn about writing romance in thirty days. What I am doing is in…
On getting things done
After yesterday’s post about my many and varied personas, I had the usual run of “I wish I could get as much done as you do!” comments. I am never quite sure how I should respond to these. The “I wish I could” is invariably followed by “but.” But I have a day job, but…
Technology, Luddites and Writers
Today a friend I met at the coffee shop where I work on my fiction expressed surprise that I have a blog. This is because I seem like such a Luddite (that’s my phrasing, not hers). I write fiction in longhand, in composition books with cardboard covers, then type everything into my computer, then print the…
On the importance of setting
I’ve never been much of a person for scenery as my friend Diane can tell you, which is probably because I spent many decades in Kansas where the scenery is very subtle, vast oceans of field and sky, and you can only distinguish landmarks after thirty years’ careful study. One of my challenges as a…
On being a specialist
One of the editors I work for recently commented, “You are a jack of all trades!” She meant that she was impressed with the variety of things I know something about, which is a direct result of the fact that I am easily bored. For this client, it helps that I know a little bit…
Selling the Book of Your Heart
Writing yesterday’s post got me to thinking about what happens when it’s time to sell the book of your heart. Most of us write because we want to put our words in front of readers, so it’s discouraging when the manuscript sits in the trunk in your attic or languishes on your hard drive for twenty…