I’ve decided to create an interactive challenge for my blog. Every Monday I’ll post the opening of a book, every Friday I’ll post a last line (not from the same book), and you all get to take a swipe at guessing the novel in which they are found.
To be fair, if the opening sentence […]
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The Colorado Weather Gremlins smiled on me this morning. After a week of cold nasty rain/sleet/hail/snow, we’re sitting pretty in the mid-70’s with a high of 85 predicted for tomorrow. Everything’s green and glowing from all the rainfall, and there are still streaks of snow up in the foothills, which makes it all very picturesque. […]
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Have you ever noticed that just when you get in the right mood to go outside and exercise, everything conspires against you? I had so hoped to have a nice, long bike ride this morning, but when I got up it was 40 degrees and raining. Not just raining, mind you, but pouring (for Colorado) […]
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Chapter Four of Maria V. Snyder’s ‘Assassin Study’ has been posted here. This is good stuff - Chapter Five will conclude the mini-story, and then we’ll still all have to wait until March 2008 for Fire Study.
It’s a shame, really.
If you’d like to read another great first-person fantasy in the meantime, why don’t you […]
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Having expressed my thoughts on writing each and every day, and the difference between my personal writing and brewing days, it’s worth mentioning that sometimes a writing day progresses through the pre-brewed plot at a faster rate than anticipated. In this case, a writing day must sometimes morph into a brewing day.
Your mileage may […]
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It’s hard to describe how much better your outlook becomes when things are moving along on schedule. When things are ahead of schedule (as they are right now) I find myself getting downright rebellious about some things.
I’m learning more and more about my personal writing process - what works, and what doesn’t - and I’m […]
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I’ve had a rough couple of weeks lately, with many distractions from my writing. I find that distractions tend to accumulate, causing inertia on so many levels it’s hard to comprehend, but one of the measurable ones is the drop in my daily word count - or daily editing progress. Usually it’s my […]
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