Starlog

  • Another Blog Writing Contest. Can you make somone gasp?

    Brenda Drake is sponsoring another blog contest for any genre.  The only catch is that you have to make her gasp.  Here’s to Halloween! I’m not sure if I will be joining this one.  I’m not sure if I can make someone gasp in 300 words.  We’ll see. Click below for details.  Good luck! Visit Brenda’s… Read more

  • Lesson Seven from a Manuscript Red-Line: Where did that character come from?

    For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine? This is another comment that seems silly when you say it, but when I was thinking over my own manuscript (and one of the comments that a BP made that I blew off)… Read more

  • Finding Time to Write

    Here is an interesting article on finding time to write by Sandra Madeira  My writing notebook I love the idea of seeing how many hours are in the day, and what time you have to write and when.  For some of you, this might work.  Unfortunately for me… this is my day. ——————————————————————– Wake up… Read more

  • What’s a good Beta Read?

    I just finished doing a 52 page beta read.  Yesterday, I talked to my BP, and told him I was about 25 pages into it, and had 40 or so comments.  He sounded a little upset by that. I finished it today, with 82 comments, and a one page synopsis of my thoughts.  Afterwards, I was… Read more

  • Lesson Six from the Gold Mine Manuscript Red Line: Watch that Voice!

    For an intro into where these tips are coming from, please see my post: A Full Manuscript Rejection, or a Gold Mine? When you are writing, especially if you are writing YA or middle grade, watch the voice. In the Gold Mine Manuscript, I know I mentioned the voice when I was beta reading, but my… Read more

  • Win a Copy of Smoke and Bone

    Liza Kane is giving away a copy of “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” by Laini Taylor Now honestly, I do not go out and regularly look for “the latest and the greatest novel released this week” (yeah, I know I should) and I’ve heard about this book. Just jumping around blogs, I see this one… Read more