Tag Archives: inner demons
On Choosing Indie…Again: An Epic Journey
How can I possibly break this down to be a single post? The decision is part of a journey, and I can’t figure out how to yank out the reasons and present them out of context. I’m not a bullet-points … Continue reading
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My Husband Says I Can’t Spell Discipline or How I Have Been Failure’s Bitch
This is a running joke at our house, and the joke’s on me because I did just reference a tab along the top of my screen to check my spelling as I typed this post’s title. Every time the word … Continue reading
Filed under GIT
My Second Book Syndrome: Change of Process
So I was trying to think of something to write about today that has to do with the writing life. I should have a ton of stuff. I feel like I learned a ton of stuff as I worked my … Continue reading
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Hush Money: 6 Months and 10,000 copies
I’m a real boy! As I begin this post, a few days before it will go live, days before Hush Money turns six months old, I’m still looking at the number on my spreadsheet. Marveling at it. Recording the numbers … Continue reading
2010 in review: The story of Hush Money
So I need to do the look back at the year thing. I’ve kind of been waiting to see what the end of the year numbers were. When the month rolled over, it seemed like I lost some PubIt sales. … Continue reading
Filed under Hush Money, Talent Chronicles
My bad news confession: buried in here somewhere
There was a Konrath post in my inbox this morning. This always makes me happy as it’s a pretty sure bet my morning will be infused with some level of awesome. So today I got to read the annual Resolutions … Continue reading
Filed under Heroes 'Til Curfew, Talent Chronicles
Why the Talents Have Potty Mouths
Now, obviously, the simplest answer to that is: because I do. As you know, I’m back from a weekend up home, having seen some peeps I went to school with, and have been talking to people who use “f**kin’…” the … Continue reading
Filed under author blog, characters, Hush Money, ideas, insecurities, Talent Chronicles, writing
Rantus Interruptus Continuous: In which the Universe has a lesson for me
Arg, I am an idiot. I do things I know I shouldn’t do, because I know I’m just going to frustrated and pissed off, and that’s just going to make my whiny and depressed. And I have no right to … Continue reading
Filed under book blogs, books, goals, insecurities, Laws of the Universe, me me me, rant, self-publishing, Signs, what not to do, writing
Status Update, Coming Attractions, Secret Identities
Let’s just get this out of the way. I don’t think Stacey Wallace Benefiel (authoress of Glimpse, Glimmer, Day of Sacrifice) ever initiates a conversation two times in a row using the same messenger. One day it’s email, then Goodreads … Continue reading
Filed under books, characters, Guests, Heroes 'Til Curfew, Hush Money, Kettle chat, me me me, NaNoWriMo, progress update, PubIt, romance, self-publishing, Talent Chronicles, writing
Blueprint Series part 13: Battling Threads
Now that we’ve learned how to plot from beginning to end, I’m going to talk about what to do with the subplots and other threads you might have hanging around in your story. (For Part 1 in this series, click … Continue reading
Filed under Blueprint, story structure, tips, tools, writing
