Starlog

  • Rule #2 of 32 Simple Rules to the Writing the Best Novel Ever

    I’m dissecting the article Hunting Down the Pleonasm, by Allen Guthrie, using it as a cattle prod to search for little nasties in my manuscript.  Yep, you can join in the fun, too.  Let’s take a looksee at topic #2 2: Use oblique dialogue. Try to generate conflict at all times in your writing. Attempt the… Read more

  • Write a Story with Me #43 by Kate Johnson “Tell me he didn’t!”

    Write a Story with Me is a group endeavor just for the fun of it.  A different writer adds a new 250 words each week.  It is the ultimate Flash Fiction Challenge! If you’d like to sign up, come on over.  There’s always room for more! Here’s this week’s excerpt.  We hope you enjoy! 43-Kate… Read more

  • The Little Blue Lady from Mars – Day After

    Yawn. [Stretch] There you are. Where have you been? Sleeping. I’m tired. Tired? From what? . Do you have to ask? Planning to take over the world, of course! What have you been doing? I started my new book, Optimal Red. Oh, and I signed a contract for Paper Wishes. You need to get out… Read more

  • Write a Story with Me # 42 with Susan Rocan

    Write a Story with Me is a group endeavor just for the fun of it.  A different writer adds a new 250 words each week.  It is the ultimate Flash Fiction Challenge! If you’d like to sign up, come on over.  There’s always room for more! Here’s this week’s excerpt.  We hope you enjoy! 42… Read more

  • Do you have a second to see if this works?

    This is going to be a tad longer than a normal Sunday Snippet.  Sorry, but I need a few last-minute set of eyes. Fire in the Woods is days from being done, and I decided I needed to add a little something, and I don’t want to send the work out to query without another… Read more

  • Yay! The big Announcement for Paper Wishes!

    I am super-excited to announce that I have signed a contract with Astraea Press for “Paper Wishes”! Paper Wishes is the Re-envisioning of “Jack and Jill, Volume One”, which went out of print about a month ago due to Still Moments being purchased by another publisher. We’ve started new edits, and “Paper Wishes” will be… Read more