Software for Writers
I am making a big effort to get much more seriouser about being a writer. First, I had to decide if this is indeed my “job” or was it a Continue Reading →
View ArticleWriting Is Much More Funner
I currently have one book in Official Edit (To Sleep). One book in rewrite/edit (To Dream). Four books in rewrite/JGTDTF (BG and Stereotypes, BG and U-Hauls, Simple Sara, Long Lea). Continue Reading...
View ArticleIn the Beginning…
The beginning of a book has so much riding on it, depending on it. The “beginning” is usually considered the first 25% of the book. I can’t find my copy Continue Reading →
View ArticleShowing Off the Craft
I got this friend/acquaintance (seriously, I have several) who is this crafter/knitter/sew-er/creator kind of person. And a waitress who knows her stuff in that arena, too. I recently “friended” her...
View ArticleMy First Reading!
Paula Offutt (me) and Robin Whitley (somebody else) will be doing a presentation, discussion, and reading at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC October 10th 6:30pm. The fun part is Continue Reading...
View ArticleWriting Apps
So what mobile apps do y’all use to do your writing? Even research? And by mobile I mean not laptop or netbook, but tablet or phone. I use all Android Continue Reading →
View ArticleBread and Butter Books
Some of you may not know, but I tried to be a potter. I was decent at it, too. I loved the tactile sensation of the soft yet rough clay. Continue Reading →
View ArticleBack It Up
I’ve talked about this before. Lectured on it. Gonna do it again ’cause it’s been a while. Back up your work, back up your work, back up your work. In as many places as possible in as many ways as you...
View ArticleWriting the Disabled Character, Part 1
Here I am using the term “disabled” loosely. This can mean anything from quadriplegia to asthma. If an illness/condition is as much a part of their character sketch as their humor, then consider them a...
View ArticlePrecognition or Just Bad Luck?
To Sleep was a hard book to write. It started out in one direction then the logistics of it (a reader can only suspend so much belief before the book becomes airborne) got too tangled. I set it aside...
View ArticleWriting Software and Stuff
If you read the previous post, you’ll know I just switched from OpenOffice to LibreOffice. Still loving it! And I was reminded I’d not done a “software I use” post in a while. So here goes. Hardware: –...
View ArticleResources for Writers
I mentioned in the last post that I use WordWeb for my thesaurus. I like it for its simplicity and for the ability to access other sources. I have found over the years that there are good resources and...
View ArticleIrons in the Writing Fire
I’m not sure how many other writers do this, but I typically work on more than one project at a time. I tend to pound out a lot of words then pause to consider it. See, I don’t plan or... Read...
View ArticleMindmapping
I was going to write another article of mindmapping resources but meh, too much work. But here’s the short of it: I’ve demoed a LOT of mindmap programs and some are super simple to the point of being...
View ArticleResearch Research Research
You can never research too much. Well, not really. You can get lost in YouTube Hell: going in for videos on sword work and realizing you’ve migrated to watching kittens dancing to Timberlake. You can...
View ArticleBack It Up!
I am a big proponent of doing backups. My WIP files are in 3 places. – WIP folder on my desktop – to cloud (DreamCloud w/ DreamHost) – USB key here at my desk LibreOffice is set to do an... Read...
View ArticleRomance, Sigh
I find writing in the romance genre to be difficult. It shouldn’t be because it follows a “formula”. They meet; there’s a misunderstanding/issue/someone else/whatever that gets in the way; they work it...
View ArticleTimelines and Writer Fodder
I’ve been looking for a timeline for Earth and her inhabitants. Like, when was first Homo species around compared to time of oldest tool found. And what else was going on when pyramids were being...
View ArticleCh-ch-ch-changes
Things change all the time. Else it grows stagnant. Some changes are purposeful. Others just happen because of time. Some hurt, some ease. But changes happen. There’s some changes happening to my...
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