I figure, if I’m writing about a couple of characters who write songs, maybe I ought to learn a little bit about the craft. The subtitle is “Even If You’ve Never Written One Before and You Think You Suck,” so this seems like a good place to start. The author is Ed Bell and so…
You’ll remember that I’m working my way through the Wheel of Time series again while Amazon shows their version (which is veering wildly from the original story). For New Year’s, I’d like some suggestions for great books to read in 2022. What are your favorite sci-fi or fantasy novels of all time? What have you…
Another month has flown by and it’s time for yet another IWSG Post! January 5 question – What’s the one thing about your writing career you regret the most? Were you able to overcome it? My biggest regret is not taking writing seriously soon enough. I’m 60 now, and if I’d been serious about selling…
It’s 2022 … do we dare hope for a Happy New Year? The Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions are: What are your 2022 Resolutions? Mine are #1 and #4 … and hopefully that will lead to #2…
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…