Month: March 2017
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The Gut Reaction
I do it every time. I get to a point while writing when I don’t quite know what to do next. Now, I always have a bit of an outline under my belt. Nothing terribly detailed, but enough of a Point A to Point B to Point C that I’m not completely flailing around in…
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Writer’s Block, Finding Your Muse (and Then Kicking Her in the Shins)
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve written over 50,000 words. For me, that’s fairly significant. Last year, I had a baby (#4), I moved up to homeschooling two of my kids (and I began some preschool work with #3 after Christmas). I did quit my job teaching dance, and gave myself about a month…
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The Firstborn’s Hero: Lord Haughton
Writing heroes is always fun. I never set out with a perfectly formed character in mind. I usually have a scene, or even a scene-let, with a few lines of dialog, maybe a bit of action, and that’s it. But it gives me enough of a springboard that I can start building a story around…