Am I the only one who feels like there has to be some story behind that song by Madonna and my boy, Justin? Four minutes to save the world from what? Why four minutes? Why not twenty-six minutes or two days? Every time I hear that song I feel like I [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 27, 2008
What’s Not To Like
This will be my last entry at Tales for a bit. I’m cutting back on my writing to focus on the Stalkers and my ever growing non-writing project list. Blogging here has been a wonderful experience and appreciate The Tales Crew for the opportunity.
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So I read this last month with a character whose only son [...]
June 26, 2008
I need SEX!
Cry for me, people. Sad really.
Yes I still have batteries and all that good stuff, but seriously, I want real sex. Real as in WITH A PARTNER! Wasn’t that supposed to be part of this marriage thing?
Okay, I NEED real sex by next Tuesday, period.
Why the deadline? Because in my estimation, that is when I [...]
June 25, 2008
Writing Software: Do You Use It? Why or Why Not?
In the midst of getting the initial chapters of my new WIP out of my head and into my computer, I’ve found myself fascinated by a discussion thread over at Romance Divas. The Divas are discussing writing software. Specifically yWriter and Liquid Story Binder. I’m not familiar with either, so I’ve been reading along, wondering [...]
June 24, 2008
My L key isn’t working
Every other key on the keyboard is working just fine. The L, however, requires a good hard shove, so every time I type an L word I have to back up and push down on the L. Sometimes it’s the A on my keyboard. Sometimes it’s the F. Sometimes all keys fire at normal – [...]
June 23, 2008
The relentless pursuit of average
This isn’t a cry to have people pet my ego, first of all. I think that’s the most important thing to note here, lol. So lately I’ve been having kind of an odd experience with writing. Well, not with writing so much as it is the end result of my writing. I’ve been getting rejections [...]
June 21, 2008
When Things Don’t Go Right
Right now I’m working on a website and it’s giving me fits! Yes, I know I could be writing, but hey, this is my day job. The problem is certain elements in the website just don’t want to fit correctly no matter how I wiggle, tweak or bribe them, they just refuse to work.
Then I [...]
June 20, 2008
How Sharp Is Your Hook?
One of the things we’re told as writers is to make sure we GRAB the reader on page one, preferably with the first couple of sentences. If we don’t, then there’s a good chance we’ll lose a potential reader. As a writer, I get the importance of opening up with a BANG! Snag the reader [...]
June 19, 2008
Anal Leakage
Ewwwww…or is it?
How logical are you about your characters’ lives? Me, I am pretty much borderline ANAL. Seriously anal at times. Okay, my Anal Leakage spills over to every damn page!
Example#1: I have plotted out each of my heroines’ menstrual cycles. Yep, little calender, red pen, done it. I kept better track of theirs than [...]
June 18, 2008
Paradigm Shift
I’ve been struggling with a story for about a year now. I start it and I lose my momentum. I pick it up again and a niggling itch tells me something’s wrong. I’ve got a great hero, the problem is my heroine…she’s dead…and I want her to stay that way. I’ve got to admit, it’s [...]
