writer and commercial fishing wife
In this rewrite of my novel, Weaving Winter, I’ve been focusing a lot on paring the story down to what it’s really meant to be.
I’ve cut locations, erased plot lines, even banished some of the faithful characters who had managed to survive previous drafts.
Read MoreIt is my great pleasure to host the wonderful Danielle E. Shipley and celebrate Release Day for her new story “Deathsong of the Deep”!
She writes clever fantasy in worlds inspired by fairy tales and myths. I love her writing, so I’ve already got my copy (I pre-ordered it because I was just that excited), but you can get yours today on Amazon.
Read MoreIt’s a well-known fact that writers are an insecure lot in general.
I have to say that I’m no different. I worry about a nearly endless list of things all the time.
Since writing is such a solitary pursuit, it’s easy to compare myself to others and think that I’m the only one who’s afraid.
Read MoreThe more times I go over my book, the more little scraps of discarded scenes end up strewn across my hard-drive. Some of them are terrible and never deserve to see the light of day, but others were perfectly good, but just don’t serve my story anymore. Some, I’m even quite fond of.
Read MoreTell me if this sounds familiar: Work for two minutes. Check phone. Work a bit. Check phone. Try to get back into work, but you’re interrupted by a ping from your cell phone. It’s just a notification to tell you a new episode of your favorite podcast has been released, but now that you’re holding your […]
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