Here's the little tricks I've either learned or put to good effect this week; I'm posting them as advice to myself, because I am dense enough to have to learn these things over and over. Start small - a half hour on and five to ten minutes off is a great way to get started, … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Survival: Week One
Category: Writing
Bridging the Gap (Working Backwards)
Sometimes while writing, we know where we eventually want to end up in the story, but get stuck on exactly how to get there. I know my plucky heroine escapes the cyborg ninja, but how? I vaguely know the kind of triumph I want my characters to experience toward the end of the story, but … Continue reading Bridging the Gap (Working Backwards)
On the Snowflake Method with Ali Cross
Ali Cross is an insatiable writer and organizer, heading a community of writers through her Ninjas Write Website. Her novel, Become, is coming out on 11/11/11. I've recently become involved with this community via online chat and other methods, and I find their company to be valuable to me. I've already begun to make some … Continue reading On the Snowflake Method with Ali Cross
Snowflake Outline Instructions
I wrote a blog on outlining a novel, which will soon be hosted on Ali's website. This is a cheat-sheet I wrote up, simplifying Randy Ingermanson's Snowflake Method (which I wrote more about in the blog post). I have it printed up and tacked to the wall over my desk, as well as the inside … Continue reading Snowflake Outline Instructions
Book Review: Hard Magic by Larry Correia
Overall Rating: 5 stars (Loved It!) This book blew me away. In a world that suddenly got magic in the mid-1800s, we follow a group of magical heroes led by General Pershing against the Immortal Emperor Tokugawa. We follow Jake Sullivan, and ex-convict and a "Heavy" who can spike gravity. There's also Faye, a teleporting … Continue reading Book Review: Hard Magic by Larry Correia
Samuel Loveland 