I’ve been rather slacking in doing real blog posts this year, and I apologize for that. However, my day job has been kicking my ass seven ways to Sunday. As a result, while I’ve done lots of editing on current…
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2021 Recap
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Snippet Thursday – Saoirse’s Folly
#SnippetThursday #SaoirsesFolly Gripping the vial tight in her fist, she walked back out to the kitchen. Seamus had started the kettle for tea, almost as if this were a normal visit. Saoirse placed the vial on the table, mended after her…
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Types of editing, with examples
Now you’ve written your first draft. Hooray! Now what? Now you edit. . But first, thanks to fellow authors Joe Crance and Melora Johnson for helping me compile the data on this. Check out their fantastic work! . There are several…
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Genesis of a Novel – RELEASE DAY!
This is it. . This is the day I’ve been working toward for over a year. The release day of my novel! Of course, this day is rather anticlimactic, as if I am smart, I’ll have done most of my…
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NaNoWriMo 2017 WON!
And that’s a wrap! . This was the first time I’d ever tried NaNoWriMo, and I just crossed the 50,000 word mark for November. Of course, 27,000 words were finishing up Misfortune of Time (because my muse can’t read a…
Genesis of a Novel – Part XVII – Artist Package, ARCs and Review Requests, Oh, my!
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . Once the editing, formatting, and cover art is done, the publisher will…
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Misfortune of Time – first draft DONE!
I pushed hard this weekend and got my first draft of Misfortune of Time DONE! Misfortune of Time is #6 in The Druid’s Brooch Series. Books #1-3 are published, and #4 is due out January 2018. Book #5 is…
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Genesis of a Novel – Part XV – First Round of Edits
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . It’s been a while, hasn’t it? About 100 days, to be more precise.…
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Genesis of a Novel – Part XIV – Acceptance!
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . That’s right! You read that correctly. Misfortune of Vision, the novel whose journey…
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Genesis of a Novel – Part XIII – Submission!
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . Yes, yes, I have finally gotten to where I am reasonably happy with…
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Genesis of a Novel – PartXI – Beta Readers
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . So, you’ve finished your first draft. Congratulations! That’s an incredible hurdle! So many…
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Genesis of a Novel – Part X – More Procrastination and First Draft Finished!
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . OK, so I procrastinated some more. It happens. . There sometimes comes a…
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Genesis of a Novel – Part IX – Procrastination and NaNoWriMo
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . Procrastination is such a wonderful thing. How else would author houses ever get…
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November – a time of growing darkness
As the fun and mystery of Hallowe’en/Samhain passes on, we enter the month of increasing darkness and introspection. For Americans, it’s a time of thankfulness. A time to remember those of us we love, and gather them for food and…
How Many Novels Can There Be?
I like reading. I like writing. When you’ve been writing for a while, you start to get really obsessed with word counts. Anybody you talk to about publishing something you’ve written will want to know your word count. For short…
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Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 