Starlog

  • Lesson Twenty-Four from a Manuscript Red Line: Remembering where your characters are

    Do you pay attention to where your characters are in a scene?  Are you sure?  I thought I was sure too.  Guess what? For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine?  You can also click “Rant Worthy Topics” in my right… Read more

  • “Can you hit a perfect pitch?” Writer’s Contest

    Yay!  I love contests, especially when they mean MAJOR EXPOSURE.  Here’s a great one, sponsored by Brenda Drake. Here’s the scoop (Copied from Brenda Drake’s website.) Here’s how the contest is going down … On January 15th post a two sentence pitch (no more than 35 words) along with the first 150 words (if it… Read more

  • Annoying Words, and a Lesson about “Trendy Words” in your novel

    Every year, Lake Superior State University releases a tongue in cheek list of words that are misused and overused and have become generally useless in the English language.  Here is the list for 2011: LSSU’s 2012 List Of Banished Words 1.                               Amazing 2.                               Baby Bump 3.                               Shared Sacrifice 4.                               Occupy 5.                               Blowback 6.                               Man Cave… Read more

  • Lesson Twenty-Three from a Manuscript Red Line: Kindle Syndrome

    Does your novel have Kindle Syndrome? Would you be able to recognize it if it did? For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine?  You can also click “Rant Worthy Topics” in my right navigation bar.  Choose “Gold Mine Manuscript” to… Read more

  • Kreativ Blogger Winners – And a bunch of honorable mentions

    Wow…. Next time I promise to look at 126 blogs someone SMACK ME. This was fun, though. Can I say one thing?  Guys, please… if you are just blogging for the fun of it, disregard this comment.  However, if you are building a brand, you should really think about what your blog looks like, as… Read more

  • Kreativ Blogger Winners. Who to choose? Who to Choose?

    I’ve been thinking about Kreativ Blogger winners. This has been hard, because I just nominated a bunch of people for Versatile blogger. I don’t want to be redundant and just nominate the same people. Sooooo…. This is what she’s gonna do: I have 123 followers right now. If you want to be in the running,… Read more