Stephen King: Horror. Brandon Sanderson: Fantasy. Michael Connelly: Mystery. It is quite easy for readers to box an author into one genre. Is it fair to do so? No, I don’t think it is. In fact, I think it is disrespectful of readers to say that an author should only write in one genre because … Continue reading On Writing in Different Genres
On Meeting Goals But Not Yet Finishing
If you have been following my progress on Heavenly Lights, my current novel, for a while, you may remember that my goal was to have a 90,000-word draft finished by the end of spring. I'm not going to lie, the thought of working on something larger than anything else I have worked on before was a … Continue reading On Meeting Goals But Not Yet Finishing
Project ABC
Sometimes a small seed of an idea shows up in the mind. You water it, hoping that it will grow to become something beautiful-- only it doesn't. You wonder what you did wrong, why that idea isn't blooming to its full potential. Then suddenly, quite a while later, that seed begins to sprout, then it … Continue reading Project ABC
On Writing Goals For The Month
I am, as of this very moment, 52,014 words into my novel, Heavenly Lights. It is a good feeling to get this far, because I have never gotten this far into one story. All the other times, I got bored of the story or procrastinated all the whole darn time. Not with this one. I am … Continue reading On Writing Goals For The Month
On Writing Even When You Don’t Want To
I can't think of any writer that hasn't ever had a day where they just don't want to write. It's just too hard for them to do so. I am guilty of this, although I am happy to say that I have been pretty consistent with working on my story. Here are some tips and … Continue reading On Writing Even When You Don’t Want To
On Sticking to One Story and Finishing It- Part One
Sometime last week, someone commented on one of my posts, asking for advice on how I am able to stick to one story. While I gave my methods (these will be covered in Part Two, coming this Thursday), I asked one of my fellow authors to give her thoughts on it. I have had the … Continue reading On Sticking to One Story and Finishing It- Part One
On Halfway Points
I am excited to let you all know that I am right about at the halfway point of my novel, Heavenly Lights! I can't believe how far I have come, and how well it is going. My excitement for the story hasn't dwindled even a little, and I look forward to writing even more and … Continue reading On Halfway Points
