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Category: writing
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Opening Lines
I asked for first line suggestions on facebook yesterday after my post, and was overwhelmed with responses. I have a lot of friends who love to read. One of the things I had intended to do was to sort the recommendations by date, to see if opening lines have changed with writing styles over the…
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Seducing the Reader: Part 1
It seems obvious that in order to get a reader interested in your story, you must have a great line. Something that stands out, grabs their attention, but isn’t corny. The idea here is to intrigue your reader and bring them into the story without making them lean away and smile politely until they can…
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Try Some Content
I have a new post up at Mad Genius Club on marketing for writers, what to do, and what not to do. Oh, and the steampunk hat, for Dorothy.
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Review: Aeviternus Adventures
Teresa Perin sent me her book for review. I’m not sure whether the title is “The Elements” or “Aeviternus Adventures” since one is on the front cover and the other is on the spine. I first became aware of Teresa through the really cute blog she does about her goats. Having been raised with goats,…
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Happy Halloween
I am not doing NaNoWriMo this year. Instead, I plan to write a novel, and (fingers crossed) about half of another one during Winter Break. The semester ends Dec 9, and I don’t start again until January 27. Six weeks… and I do plan a week to travel up to see my family in NH…
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Study Hard
I have a chemistry exam today, and a microbiology exam tomorrow, and today I’m wearing a shirt (courtesy of Mystik Waboose, who has the BEST geeky t-shirts) that reads: Knowledge is Power Power Corrupts Study Hard Be Evil In other words, I’m studying hard, and being evil, practicing my mad scientist laugh, since I just…
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I’m Lucky
My earlier posts on questionable books for young people didn’t get me the kind of abuse this woman has received. Go read her article – it’s good, and obviously she can use some support. Here’s a quote from Megan Fox: “Page 38 of David Zimmerman’s Caring is Creepy (a book that won the 2012 American Library Association…
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Industry Reading
I have too much homework to think too much. Now, isn’t that a conundrum? Anyway, I decided I would spare you my analysis of John Donne’s The Flea, although if you have never read it, you should. It’s really funny. But I will let you analyze it yourself. Just let me suggest that you ponder…
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The Metaphor of a Grape
Poem I scribbled in class today. The homework was to create a metaphor in text or with an image, I think I got both…
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Beautiful America: Looking Back
My father travels in time. Every year he spends a few weekends and extra days when he can steal away in the eighteenth century. Specifically, sometime during the French and Indian War. I’ve gone along with him, as I can disguise myself well enough, although I am not as knowledgeable as he is… I’m sharing…
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How to Write Realist YA: Part 2
Once again, I am joined by my unnamed guest blogger in the final part of his insightful article on the problems besetting young adult fiction. I deeply appreciate all the effort he has put into writing this, and no, really, this isn’t me. I’d be bragging if it was! You can find the first part…