Starlog

Why doesn’t this chapter work? The rules of writing a scene.

Have you ever read something you’ve written, and know that it just doesn’t “work” but you can’t figure out why? I’m currently reading a beta that is in probably its fiftieth draft. That’s okay. People write at different speeds. For me personally, I am reading this manuscript for probably the sixth or seventh time. Each… Read more

January 21, 2013
250 Word Critique Blog Hop – This is what we’re gonna do.

Have you ever just had “one of those weeks”? Yeah, well, I’m there. I had all these plans, but they went NO WHERE. I need three of me, I swear. Anyway… There were enough people interested last week to start up a Critique Blog Hop. Every day I sat down to contact everyone to start… Read more

January 20, 2013
Give that Publisher What They Want Dernit! Part Five – Formatting #3 The dreaded emdash and ellipse

I am uber stoker to be able to dig into the wild and crazy brain of someone who is out there doing this crazy publishing stuff professionally. When you read this, you’re gonna want to slap yourself silly, because this is hearing it right from someone who does this for a living. For the next few… Read more

January 19, 2013
#FreeFridays featuring The Romance Novel Book Club by Kastil Evenshade #freestuff #free #ebook

Yay! It’s Freebee Fridays time! First of all, congrats to last week’s winner Grandfathersky You’ve won a free copy of HUSH LITTLE BABY by Deborah M. Piccurelli in your choice of paperback or PDF. If you want to know more about Deborah, Check out her web site here So, who’s coming this week. I hope it’s… Read more

January 18, 2013
The Devastation of Hurricane Sandy – The cleanup is not over.

As many of you know, the lagoon in the backyard of the home that I grew up in rose about twenty feet during Hurricane Sandy. Our house (where my sister currently lives) was spared with about $30,000 worth of damage. Her neighbors where not so lucky. It’s unbelievable what a few inches of height in… Read more

January 16, 2013
Write a Story with Me Part 26: Help for Mom with Susan Rocan

Yay! It’s Write a Story with Me day! We started back up Christmas Day, so if you missed out, hop on back to fill in the blanks. That battle is still brewing… Enjoy the ride! Now remember, we’ve got a battle on the verge of rocking. Marci is tied to a table in her father’s… Read more

January 15, 2013