First, I want you all to go here and see the amazing trailer for BORN WICKED, premiered exclusively through Entertainment Weekly. It's pretty much the awesomest thing ever (er, after the book, of course ( Read more... )

I'm currently reworking THE TIES OF BLOOD, my alt-world Regency-era dark wizardy YA, a.k.a. my heart book. Adding the MC's "girlfriend's" POV wound up working much better than I'd expected, but something was still not-quite-right. Isi's first person sections were taking over the narrative, her voice so compelling it was detracting from the MC's ( Read more... )

My crit group has been helping me with a *coff* fifth-ish revision on THE TIES OF BLOOD. It's a story I knew was too big for me when I started it eight years ago, and I think I'm finally finding the best way to tell it. (Yeah, some books just take that long.) Anyway, the major change in this draft is that Isis now gets to narrate some of the book, ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning with a line in my head. This happens quite a bit. But of course, it wasn't a line for Gen. Or Isis. Or even D ( Read more... )

So, I've gotten myself into a bit of a mood lately-- just a general funk and melancholy and feeling of stuckness-- in writing, in life, in everything. This is a horrid mood for me, because then I wind up thinking that's the mood I'm in, which leads to me staying in that mood because I keep thinking about it... Anyway. It sucks ( Read more... )

Today is Arion's birthday. He's the character I've worked with the longest*, one of the ones I know best. His story is the one that tickles the back of my mind when it drifts, the one I have to finish**, no matter what.

So happy birthday, Arion. I'm sorry I make things suck for you. Go have a beer, on me.

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(Yes, this is on Arion's playlist. It's ( Read more... )

"You sit down and you do it, and you do it, and you do it, until you have learned to do it." ~ Ursula K. Le GuinThis is what synopsis writing has been for me, in a step-by-step format ( Read more... )

A big fat Thank You!!! to everyone who responded to the super f-locked post yesterday. Your comments are fantastic & I really appreciate them & will work them into today's revising session.

And if you're just hearing about this now & still want to comment, I'd appreciate that, too! :)

I've found if there's one thing that gets people arguing faster than yelling "Twilight is the best book evar!" in a room full of Harry Potter fans, it's mentioning that your book begins with... the dreaded prologueI have a prologue. Actually, I've had two. The first one I cut up and inserted into chapter seven, which is exactly where it should have ( Read more... )

So, I've seen this going around & figured what they hey, I'm up, might as well. So here are some of my first lines...

Arion (Prologue)
"Marius, tell me a story," Arion said, gazing up at his older brother from the depths of his monstrous bed. "You haven’t in ages."

Mordagrin (Prologue- might change as story evolves ( Read more... )