My High Priestess story, Pleasure’s Power (new title!) has an official release date! The story will be available on November 15th–why do I always have releases right in the middle of NaNo? That’s just weird. Check out my cover art:
Posts Tagged ‘ameliajune’
Getting from here to there (writerly questions)
Do you ever have a solid beginning, and a goal in mind for an ending, and still have no idea how to get from one to the other? Sometimes I have a very clear idea how the saggy middle of a story needs to go–a, b, c, d, surprise, ending. Or something like [...]
Er, wut?
So, I’m walking up the stairs to my office and suddenly, out of nowhere, the name, background and general look of a character for a totally new story just drop right into my head.
WTF? Where did that come from? I’m in the dreaded and particularly saggy middle of one story and [...]
Pacing (writerly questions)
So my workshop got me thinking about pacing. How do you know if a book is moving too slow? Too quickly? Uneven?
Sometimes I hit this point where I just can’t think about any more writing advice, and I just have to put my head down and write. Hopefully, it all comes [...]
Edits
I don’t hate edits as much as I used to, though I still wish I had a more critical eye for my own story’s strengths and weaknesses.
I like seeing the way a story can change through edits, too. Being part of a critique group where I get to read and reread chapters [...]
Musing
My muse. I know he’s a dude, and a pain in my butt. Otherwise, I don’t see him much. He’s the genius behind the words, I’m just a vessel.
In related news, I’ve started playing the motivation game with myself. I have a story, basically written, in my head, I just have to fight the pull [...]
