Tag Archives: writing
1/2/2012 Taking Care of Business
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
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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Tagged anticipation, bardabee, Danse Macabre, horror, psychology, Rie Sheridan Rose, Stephen King, writing
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7/21/11–World Review Day RieView — True Grit — Charles Portis — 5 Stars
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
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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Tagged bardabee, blog tour, guest blogging, Pump Up your Book, Rie Sheridan Rose, The Luckless Prince, VBT, Virtual Book Tour, writing
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7/20/11– Today's Blog Tour Stop is Another Interview
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 … Continue reading →
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4/16/11 — What a Difference a Tune Makes…
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 →
4/8/11 — National Poetry Month
April is officially National Poetry Month. As a poet, I can’t let that slide without recognition, now can I? Take a moment sometime this month, when you need a respite from taxes and tedium and read a poem. Maybe you’ll … Continue reading →
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4/2/11 — Do Your Characters Ever Take Over the Writing?
Sometimes, if I am really in the zone writing, something will happen completely out of left field that I had no intention of putting in the piece. Do that ever happen to you? For example, many years ago, writing “Grandmother Clause” … Continue reading →
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Tagged character, Rie Sheridan Rose, RieVisions, The Luckless Prince, writing
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3/26/11 — What is YOUR One Essential Reference?
It’s Saturday, so we won’t get too cerebral today, but this is a question I have been pondering for the last couple of days. If you were moving across the country in a covered wagon (this is an exercise I … Continue reading →
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