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Still Slammed…But Loving It
No apparently salacious bar graph this time, just the hard numbers. A bit crooked, but what can I say? These are my stats as of yesterday for the year, and you can see I have been submitting like a hummingbird … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Crystal Lake Publishing, HWA, London Photo Festival, Rie Sheridan Rose, SFPA, SFWA, writing, writing life
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Another Monday…Let’s Get After It!
First of all, the review of what we’ve gotten done so far: The desk is still neat, underneath still uncluttered to the part I’ve finished, but today I am going to take a break from sitting on the floor because … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, cautionary tale, cleaning, product recommendations
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Collaborating with Pirates…
Several years ago now, I received an email from my good friend Marc Gunn asking if I wanted to do another collaborative album after Don’t Go Drinking with Hobbits. This time, it would be a collection of songs about airship … Continue reading
Writing Tip: What’s Your Word Count?
Staring at at a blank page can be daunting, but remember…you don’t have to set out to write a novel every time you begin to write. There are almost as many flavors of fiction as there were of original Baskin … Continue reading
Posted in About writing, Reference Material, resources, writing tips
Tagged blogging, books, NaNoWriMo, novel, word counts, writing
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It’s Monday! That Means Cleaning!
First of all, I am extremely proud that after a week, my desk still looks like this: (Which may still look cluttered to some, but remember where we started last week…) Now, to tackle the Down Below: Would you … Continue reading
That’s Entertainment!
The above is an actual program from a variety show that is preserved in the Library of Congress. If Alistair and Jo get back from the Continent in time, they could actually attend this show. If you look very closely, … Continue reading
Posted in references, world-building
Tagged blogging, Dime Novels, entertainment, Ephemeral New York, free ebook, theater, variety shows, vaudeville
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Writing Tips: Creating a Compelling Character
What makes Huck Finn someone that everyone who has ever read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn remembers forever? Why were so many watchers of Game of Thrones rooting for Tyrion Lannister to make it … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, building your book, character, world-building, writing
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And…Here We Go Again
You may have noticed that the last entry was dated last February. Things stalled out in the library, and haven’t gotten any further since, but I have a new schedule, and I just paid to update this website too, so … Continue reading
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Tagged baby steps, blogging, coin cleaning, decluttering, organization
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What would you like to see here next, as we broaden our Steampunk horizons somewhat? I have three anthologies of Steampunk stories I could do as I have been doing the anthologies on RieWriter.com. I could do a feature on … Continue reading
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