Tag Archives: writing

Petting a Peeve

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Just finished a story in How the West Was Wicked and I just had to come and make a comment to all you writers, editors, and proofreaders out there. This is not an isolated instance of the peeve I am about … Continue reading →

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ConDFW Report

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Friday: I had an interesting panel on Trends in Fantasy. We had a lot of audience interaction, but basically decided that you can’t look at today’s trends and write to them. By the time you are through with a manuscript, … Continue reading →

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1/19/2012 — Checking in

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

So, someone told me that if I didn’t have anything to say, it was perfectly acceptable not to blog everyday. That seemed like sound advice to me. Things have been rather slow on the writing front so far this year, … Continue reading →

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1/4/2012 — Still Tweaking My Juggling Act…

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I haven’t totally figured out how to balance my 3 hour a day cleaning commitment and getting writing done. I did figure out how much my sales taxes would be yesterday. So, that is something related to the writing business, … Continue reading →

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1/2/2012 Taking Care of Business

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Rie Sheridan Rose

It’s always hard for me to knuckle down to the practical side of the writing business. The writing itself, I can feel fairly confident about, but the nuts and bolts business end is a trial for me. These are the … Continue reading →

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7/22/11–The Door at the Top of the Stairs

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

I’ve been working on some horror lately–revising my first full length offering, Skellyman, and writing/revising a couple of short pieces to send to anthology calls. It must have dribbled into my sub-conscious, because I had a dream last night that … Continue reading →

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7/21/11–World Review Day RieView — True Grit — Charles Portis — 5 Stars

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Today is World Review Day. I finished True Grit last night and thought that this would be a good one to discuss. I vaguely remember that I may have read this book many years ago–probably when the original film came … Continue reading →

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7/21/11 — Today’s VBT Stop is The Book Bin

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

Today, I visit The Book Bin and offer my “How to Get Published” story. It’s been an interesting road, and I tell you some of the twists in today’s post. Also, today is Write a Review Day on Facebook, so … Continue reading →

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7/20/11– Today’s Blog Tour Stop is Another Interview

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

How well do you know me? You might learn some things you never expected on today’s VBT stop for The Luckless Prince. I’m interviewed on the Pump Up Your Book site itself today. Interviews are always fun, but a bit … Continue reading →

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4/16/11 — What a Difference a Tune Makes…

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Rie Sheridan Rose

My friend Sylvia Dickey Smith asked an interesting question on her fan page the other day. She was looking for insights into what brought your favorite characters to life for a workshop she is doing. I shared the basics of … Continue reading →

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