Posts Categorized: writers
To give you a sense of what Fast Draft is all about, along with the craziness that gets mixed in along the way, I’m going to adopt a tactic by humor writer and blogger Leanne Shirtliffe. Here is… Fast Draft, by the numbers: 14 – days of Fast Draft 20 – page goal per day 13 –…
Please join me in welcoming fellow mystery writer Rachel Funk Heller here today! She’s going to continue the discussion on MacGuffins that we started over at her blog yesterday, with my guest post. You have to watch out for us mystery writers; when we start collaborating, you never know what kind of sinister plot mischief we’ll cook…
Welcome to Tuesday Terrific, where we celebrate getting over the Monday hump and picking up speed for the rest of the week. After spending the weekend at the Malice Domestic convention with fellow mystery writers and fans, discussing murder and mayhem in the rarified environment of hotel banquet halls, meeting rooms and lounges, I’ve been…
Welcome to Tuesday Terrific, where we celebrate getting over the Monday hump and picking up speed for the rest of the week. I am SO excited (somebody pinch me!) to have the ever-fabulous blogger/tech guru/writer/overall-great-gal Jenny Hansen here today! This Tuesday really is terrific, LOL. Jenny and I are doing a post swap in honor…
It’s ROW80 check-in time! In the Owen household this week, we’re celebrating not only goals semi-fulfilled, but the successful navigation of killer allergies, Friday the 13th, and tax preparation. I can’t say I suffered through the tax preparation end of things; I was spectator/sympathetic ear/sandwich preparer for He-Who-Braves-the-1040. In other words, my spectacular hubby, Paul. So,…
Gack! I missed it – the “Round of Words in 80 days,” where writers support each other by publicly stating their goals, and posting their weekly progress. I participated in the last go-round, and found it so beneficial. Folks I’d never met before visited my blog and cheered me on. I did the same for…
The ever-fab Fabio Bueno, blogger and young adult fiction writer, has tagged me in the “Lucky 7” excerpt challenge. Oh, sure: easy for him, he has three WIPs going at the same time, LOL. And he did a terrific job, too. Click here to see for yourself! So here’s how the Lucky 7 game works: 1.…
Hi, all, it’s time for the ROW80 check-in! I suspect I’m not the only one putting out a post a bit later today, given that we’re all pretending it’s an hour later than it actually is (except for the sane folks in Arizona and Hawaii, who aren’t daylight-starved the way the rest of us are).…
