Last week,
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This week's Topic comes from Corinne D., and I think we haven't ever covered it here before (yay!):

How much time usually passes in your novels, and how do you handle this? Do you skip over entire days/weeks/months, and if so, how do you keep the character proactive if nothing appears to happen for so long? If your entire manuscript takes place in ( Read more... )

Happy June, everyone!  I hope the summer has started well for you. As you can tell, I took last week off from TotW due to the holiday, and today's is getting in just under the wire due to a deadline (met!). So summer is clearly the Season of Slackery for me. And y'all get to benefit from the entertainment potential of my sleep deprivation.

darwinstorm  doubts ( Read more... )

(I figured considering the topic, a Lord of the Rings reference was more appropriate than a song. (Which reminds me, it's been a year since I've watched those movies. Getting the geek itch. Anyway...))

eclectic_writer offered a well-timed question last week:

The topic o' the month currently is how to begin one's books - what about where to end them ( Read more... )

(And how much am I dating myself with that reference?)

Thanks so much to everyone who offered new Topic ideas the other week. I've got a nice supply now, but feel free to send more my way at any time, at jeri AT jerismithready DOT com.

Here's a great question for the FFF Brain Trust, courtesy of crazyforwords :

I have a question about ideas and focus ( Read more... )

Sorry I'm late with posting today--I literally just got back from Orlando about half an hour ago. By weird coincidence, I'm just about out of TOTW's, so I'd like to put out another call for discussion topics.  Either put them in the comments below or e-mail them to me at jeri AT jerismithready DOT com ( Read more... )

I'll be on the road later today and most of tomorrow on the way to the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention, so I'm posting the Topic of the Week today.

jessaslade made the following observation:

One of my co-workers was freaking about how he's not allowed to shoot wolves, which led me to wonder... I'm interested in the way UF often features nature ( Read more... )

After finishing a long holiday weekend with family, and looking ahead to next week's Romantic Times convention, all while trying to finish a rough draft, I came up with this question ( Read more... )

First, an administrative note: I'm going to use the Topic of the Month as a chance to take a week off Topic of the Week. Maybe I'll spend that time at the beach, sipping large drinks delivered by trained spider monkeys ( Read more... )

This week's Topic, courtesy of jocelynndrake, needs little elaboration on my part (which is convenient, since I have about three or four things due today (including the stuff due yesterday--ack!)).

Is my main character getting too powerful? This query goes out to writers and readers of books that are a part of an ongoing series. With each new book, the main ( Read more... )