You’ve heard the song, but what exactly are the 12 days of Christmas? They’re the days beginning on December 25 and lasting until Twelfth Night on January 5th. Each of the twelve days has a saint or feast day associated with it. Twelfth Night was a time of celebration. Everyone who could afford it threw…
Christmas is less than a week away! If you’re still waffling about what to get your favorite reader(s), here are some suggestions: What can you get the science fiction reader who has everything? Well, unless you’ve got the money to get a jetpack, why not help them explore the roots of the genre with some…
Our local writing group (SC Writer’s Association, Greenville Chapter) celebrated Christmas with a lovely party last Saturday. A good time was had by all who could attend (alas, some had to work and some were still leery of COVID and didn’t want to venture forth). We had food, good conversation, and party games. Adrienne made…
It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so it’s time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group Post! Not feeling very insecure at the moment because I finished NaNoWriMo (and I have the t-shirt to prove it). But I will answer this month’s question: In your writing, what stresses you the most? What delights you? When…
As I said last time, I’m rereading the series and watching the new Amazon Prime show about Robert Jordan’s universe. I have to point out from the get-go, they’ve changed quite a few things from the stories. To start with, they’re all 20 instead of teenagers. Perrin (middle of the back row) is married. Rand…
Amazon Prime is working on an adaptation of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series so I’m rereading the books. They’re old-school epic fantasy novels–all 20 of them! They’re not quite as engrossing as Tolkein, but well-written nonetheless. I’m enjoying my reread and reminding myself of the story line and characters. It will be interesting to…
I finally found the time (in between trying to make my daily word count for NaNoWriMo) to watch the new incarnation of Dune. The film was directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth. Of course, it’s based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert. This version, Part One of…
It’s once again time for our Insecure Writer’s Support Group post! November Question: What’s harder to do—coming up with your book title or writing the blurb? I actually have a harder time writing the blurb, believe it or not. Its hard for me to condense my synopsis down to a logline that will attract a…
People always want to know: How do you keep everything organized when you’re writing a book? Well, here’s the low-down on that process, at least from my perspective. Writing a book can get hairy. You’ve got to remember whether you gave Aunt Betsy blue eyes or brown way back in Chapter 3. You’ve got to…