Writer Wednesday–Blog Crit

Laura Barnes was gracious enough to critique my blog last week and I wanted to share her blog with you guys today. Click HERE to see her critique of my blog. Laura does a great job of assessing a blog’s aesthetic appeal, informational content, design, and scope. I IMMEDIATELY implemented many of the suggestions she [...]

Read Full Post »

Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog–Who Else Is Watching You?

This month, Lydia asks: Outside of your writing friends, do other people (work, family, friends) know you blog? What do they think of it? Have you ever been hit with a, ”Hey! I read your blog today!” from someone you never expected to read it? FANTASTIC question, Lydia! When I first started writing (over 3 1/2 years [...]

Read Full Post »

Writer Wednesday–Writer’s Road and Indie Chat

There’s a LOT of chats happening on Twitter. It can be daunting and overwhelming to decide which ones to join. There’s YALitChat, MGLitChat, Scriptchat…oh hell, just check out this LINK (from @inkyelbows) for more. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve “attended” two writer chats on Twitter: #Indiechat (Tuesdays at 9pm EST) #WritersRoad (Mondays at [...]

Read Full Post »

Flake-out Friday–Deb’s Dragons

Writer bud Deb Salisbury debuted her whimsical dragons a couple weeks ago on Etsy. I. LOVE. THEM! (Particularly Hector because the main character in my Day of Demons Anthology short story is named Hector.) Aren’t they cute!!!!!!!

Read Full Post »

Writer Wednesday–Battling Social Networking Overload

I’ve been on the social media highway for about three years now. It all started with QueryTracker, then branched out to RallyStorm, then to Facebook and Twitter, and finally, my blog. I’ve spent countless hours on each site, chatting with other writers, learning techniques, learning how-to’s and don’ts, all the while watching the network grow [...]

Read Full Post »

Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog–Inspiration

Deb asks: What type of book do you read for writing inspiration, and why? Do you read fiction or non-fiction, and what genres? Mysteries and YA, or archeology and astronomy? Great question! The simple answer is I read YA books to inspire me for my YA WIPs and I read middle grade for middle grade [...]

Read Full Post »

Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog–Expectations

Sarah Fine (blogger of The Strangest Situation and writer repped by Kathleen Ortiz) asks: Where do your expectations for your writing (career/skill/quality/achievements) come from? Is the source internal, external, or both? And how do you cope when you don’t meet them? This question is SO pertinent to what I’ve been grappling with over the fall. [...]

Read Full Post »

Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog–Pet Inspiration

                Deb asks: How do your pets/kids/plants (something you take care of) influence your writing?  Do they help you, or distract you?  Do you include them in your stories? Great question, Deb! And quite apropos as we prepare for NaNoWriMo. I mean, really, if ever there was a [...]

Read Full Post »

Launching A New Blog Series

Hey gang! So I’ve heard a rumor that “blogging is dead.” This saddens me because I enjoy blogging and reading others’ blogs. It’s a great way to stay informed, network, and get support from other writers. Anyway, in an effort to stave off Death, I’ve developed a new blog series that will be informative and [...]

Read Full Post »

Sisterhood of the Traveling Blog–What a Character!

Welcome to September! Geez, where has the year gone?!?!?!?! Anywho, a new month means a new sisterhood topic. This month, Sarah Fine at The Strangest Situation has come up with an awesome question! She asks: How do you develop your characters? Do you flesh out the details before (like writing as that character, writing backstory, [...]

Read Full Post »