Writerly Ways
Just a short one before the links. One something funny. If I believed in numbers as portents I might have to do something with this. Last night I had to tally my writing for the week, 7171 words. Today checking out of Kroger's my bill was 71.71
Okay now to the writerly ways. I've been thinking a bit about paranormal romances. I just picked up Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas which has a living man falling for a ghost. I've read Kim Fielding's Motel. Pool with a similar plot. I know I've read a few others.
Of course there is a problem with these. One of them being dead naturally. You're not going to resurrect (well maybe) the dead love interest. Does the living one die? Do they just carry on as they are?
Personally I've not written one, though way back in college I did have one something like that. I don't remember much other than it was in a haunted house and I typed it on an Apple IIe. Who knows, with my hoarding tendencies a hard copy might be around in a box...where it should stay.
Would you be interested in that sort of story? Have you written one? If so, how did you resolve the issue?
That's all I have today. Am exhausted (mostly because I tried to wash clothes but someone left their crap in the laundromat and I had only one machine. Also someone over there was showering in the men's room with the door open!)
Links from around the web
Writing Under Duress
What Goes In The Front Matter Of Your Book?
Getting Your Manuscript Ready For An Editor
Can You Rely On Amazon To Distribute Your Books This Holiday?
Plagiarism And The Indie Author
Writing Tip: Filtering Filter Words I'm HORRIBLE about this
And From Betty
here. 7 Considerations for Your Antagonist’s Motivations (Which Will Save You SOOO Much Trouble)
Are You Showing or Telling Your Internalization?
USING CHARACTER TRAITS TO PLOT YOUR BOOK
Back to Virtual School: 5 Tips For Productive Writing During This New Season
Creating a Bible for Characters and Screenwriting
Nine Options for High Stakes Conflicts Without Violence
PODCAST
290 - Authorial Endorsement and Messaging
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Given an Ultimatum
Writers, Are You Struggling? It’s Time to Turn the Page
Tips for self-editing (This week in books)
Okay now to the writerly ways. I've been thinking a bit about paranormal romances. I just picked up Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas which has a living man falling for a ghost. I've read Kim Fielding's Motel. Pool with a similar plot. I know I've read a few others.
Of course there is a problem with these. One of them being dead naturally. You're not going to resurrect (well maybe) the dead love interest. Does the living one die? Do they just carry on as they are?
Personally I've not written one, though way back in college I did have one something like that. I don't remember much other than it was in a haunted house and I typed it on an Apple IIe. Who knows, with my hoarding tendencies a hard copy might be around in a box...where it should stay.
Would you be interested in that sort of story? Have you written one? If so, how did you resolve the issue?
That's all I have today. Am exhausted (mostly because I tried to wash clothes but someone left their crap in the laundromat and I had only one machine. Also someone over there was showering in the men's room with the door open!)
Links from around the web
Writing Under Duress
What Goes In The Front Matter Of Your Book?
Getting Your Manuscript Ready For An Editor
Can You Rely On Amazon To Distribute Your Books This Holiday?
Plagiarism And The Indie Author
Writing Tip: Filtering Filter Words I'm HORRIBLE about this
And From Betty
here. 7 Considerations for Your Antagonist’s Motivations (Which Will Save You SOOO Much Trouble)
Are You Showing or Telling Your Internalization?
USING CHARACTER TRAITS TO PLOT YOUR BOOK
Back to Virtual School: 5 Tips For Productive Writing During This New Season
Creating a Bible for Characters and Screenwriting
Nine Options for High Stakes Conflicts Without Violence
PODCAST
290 - Authorial Endorsement and Messaging
Conflict Thesaurus Entry: Being Given an Ultimatum
Writers, Are You Struggling? It’s Time to Turn the Page
Tips for self-editing (This week in books)