Tag: Blog

In this category, I have a little bit of everything. That’s why they call it Blog!

Who Should Critique Your WIP?

I recently read a story that I liked from someone in my writing community. The author is planning to self-publish using Amazon. Seeing a problem with the protagonist’s special abilities, I privately emailed the author to address my concerns. The author was grateful and embraced my feedback.  But should critique pointing out a flawed character or story come from our…

#Sharing – Just For You Guys!

Originally posted on The Write Stuff:
So happy to be nearly finished with TE2, and close to release time. Mostly, it’s about formatting now, and double checking to be sure everything looks as good as I can make it. And as a thank you for being such a great, supportive group of writers and readers, I’m sharing a wallpaper I…

The Day I Discovered Writing Is Not Easy…

I Remember That Day. I finished the first chapter of a sci-fi story in which a sentient AI navigating a spaceship by herself was dancing, or more like gyrating to a tune playing through the ship. She moved from deck to deck by sliding down something like a fireman’s pole. Someone in my writing group looked at me and said,…