Starlog

  • Row 80 4/2 Writing to a Deadline Part 6: “Writing from the Outline”

    My goal is to get published.  At the moment, I am working on a novella for an Anthology.  This is where I am: If you’re just hopping into the insanity that is my writing life, check out my previous “Writing to a Deadline” posts or this won’t make sense. I’d love to tell you that… Read more

  • Sunshine Award – Can you be sunny? Enter to win!

    A big thank you to Dana at MomsLifePonderings for nominating me for the Sunshine award! Hop on over to Dana’s site.  It’s a nice read that I can totally relate to as a mom. Well, here are the rules for this award.  Pretty standard.  (Actually a few of these I could photocopy and just change… Read more

  • Facebook Trademarks. Relax, guys.

    I’ve seen a lot of articles about “Big Bad Facebook” lately, and their latest (debatably sneaky) ploy to trademark the word “book”. I think a lot of the hysteria is caused by people who don’t really know what they are talking about.  In my opinion, this is overreaction. Have you logged in to Facebook lately? … Read more

  • Stupid things your Beta Readers Find: Letting Your Villain Off The Hook Too Easily.

    This is one of those “type things out to clear my head” posts. I’ve written before that if one person makes a comment, consider it.  If two people make the same comment, seriously consider it.  If several more people make the same comment, revise. I’m wavering on this one, though. When I request beta reads,… Read more

  • Letting go of your “Little Darlings”. Great Scenes You’ve edited OUT of your novel

    A “Little Darling” is a scene that you just LOVE in your novel, but somewhere along the line, you realize it is just not right… and you need to cut it. I have TONS of them.  Most of them chapter length.  But here is one of my favorites… just 103 words from HIDDEN IN PLAIN… Read more

  • A Review of “Alien Hunter” from a writer’s perspective. This is what NOT to do when you write

    The other night my husband rented the movie “Alien Hunter”.  Isn’t he a good hubby?  He knows what I like.  Anyway… Alien Hunter. It’s been a while since I’ve done a movie review.  Probably because everything has been “so so” and I couldn’t think of anything I learned from the movies I’ve seen. This one… Read more