I love when the solution to a problem comes together from little elements that were already in the story! When this happens, it’s one of the moments that make writing worth doing.
How about you? What are the moments that make you glad to be a writer?
I think the pirates have got to go. This sucks. I like the pirates, particularly the captain, particularly that she’s a tough female character who isn’t all Feisty Sexy HeroineTM and is instead low-key and middle-aged and experienced and, oh my god, actually competent1. I really wish I could keep her. She’s the coolest villain [...]
Today, on the way to work, I was accosted with many story ideas. Not, unfortunately, for the novel I’m working on. Nor for the novel I’ll be writing in November. No, these ideas were for my first NaNo novel, back in November of 2003.
Oh, how I love the Saturday after my mid-month paycheck. The rent and student loan payment eat my end-of-the-month paycheck, but the mid-month only has all the other bills coming out, which means I can afford to do a big grocery run, during which I buy things that do not involve ramen or peanut butter. [...]
I was saddened to learn that Miss Snark is retiring from her blog. But glad she’s leaving the blog up. The Snarkives are an awesome resource for writers who are just starting out with the submissions process. And writers who’ve been submitting for a long time — you’ve probably been doing something wrong about which [...]
I don’t know how much “screen time” Eve will get in the novel. She gets quite a bit in the first chapter, and progressively less as I get into the novel. She may come back towards the end, or in a subplot, mostly because she’s fun to write.
This is Eve at fifteen, somewhere [...]
I have now managed to knit two whole dishrags. Not even plain flat one-color dishrags. These. Well, one was modified a bit because I screwed up a couple of rows 2/3 of the way through and decided to just go with it. But, two finished dishrags! They are things of beauty. Well, okay, maybe not. [...]
Like everyone else on the web, I'm an aspiring author. I'm also an aspiring wildlife biologist, artist, and lottery winner. I'll settle for any two out of four.
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