Mention Monday – Start of a Journey

22 Tuesday Apr 2014

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I’ve decided to start a new weekly post that I’m calling Mention Monday. Each week, I’ll review something that I think is mention-worthy. It may be an author, a book, a book series, a movie… whatever I feel like.

For this first installment, I figured I’d start at the beginning. This is a little atypical for what I expect this series to be. But since I’m reviewing things, I figured I’d start with my literary journey. Continue reading →

Processes

11 Wednesday Dec 2013

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My boyfriend has a blog as well. On his, he writes about writing. I love talking with him about writing. He has a really creative way of explaining things. He has taught me so much.

We’re a lot alike in some ways. We both blog, we both are writing novels and trying to turn it into a career. In fact, at this moment he is sitting across the table from me, working on his book.

I mention this because the other day he was trying to construct a blog about where ideas come from. And through our discussion, I consciously realized how different out processes are. Continue reading →

Oh, editing…

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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Sorry that there was no flash fiction this past Friday. There will be one this Friday. Recently, I left my old job and started yet another new job, which thus far I like, although I’m afraid that it won’t generate enough $ and I will have to get a second job. Gotta do what we can to pursue the dream, right? Beyond, I’m taking a third crack at my book Otherworlders. Continue reading →

So many ideas – Serialized Fiction

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

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So, I’m pretty excited about this idea of serialized fiction. Writing several short stories, or one continuous story, broken into smaller pieces. This would be for self-publishing purposes, ebook style. I can see many benefits to this.

Release the first part, perhaps even for free, to get people interested, get some feedback… Also, good way to build up a fan base (I hope!) In addition, it’s easier to do a full revision and edit on 10,000 words than 100,000. Plus, you can do a few different projects at the same time, or interspersed with each other. Continue reading →

Bus Blogging

30 Thursday May 2013

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I never thought that my first blog would be posted from the bus, but here it is. This is the first time I’ve ridden the bus on my own, and one of only a handful of times in my adult life. However, I fear that this may become a regular thing.

I’d love to tell you that I’m living the dream. That I’ve got it all figured out and get paid unthinkable sums of money for my craft. But that’s not truth. Continue reading →