I have had this idea for a new novel brewing in my head since late December. It was inspired by the fog hugging the side of the West Virginia mountains near/at an exit for Cedar Grove. Over the next few road trips back and forth between NC/MI, the idea twisted, turned, bubbled, and fell together in place. I had my plot, how I wanted to … Continue reading Writing For Me Now
I have had this idea in my head for a novel for about 13-14 years now. It is the novel I must write to exorcise whatever is making me obsess about it. I’ll hear songs and see characters in scenes because of it. Things I see, make me think of the characters, the story, the plot. It has seen many pages written and trashed…the word … Continue reading Staring at a Blank Page
Being inspired…the muse that is mine comes in the oddest moments in life. Dreams. Visions. Thoughts. Over heard conversations. Etc. I had the weirdest dream on Friday night which is inspiring a new story I’m plotting out in my head and on paper. It’s not something I’d normally write, but the idea intrigues me. It could be a masterpiece or it could be bird cage … Continue reading Inspiration
Last night, a writer & blogger I follow on Twitter, The Bloggess retweeted some tweets with the hash tag #blog2012 and were reasons others write. It was great to see the reasons other writers write. It got me to thinking…why do I write? Do I write to quiet the cast of characters that live in my head? Do I write to share what I’m feeling, … Continue reading Why Do I Write?
My first post about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) was in 2008 and I have been participating in NaNoWriMo since 2004 and in those SEVEN years, I have failed to reach my 50,000 word goal. TWO out of those seven years, I did complete a novel but not in the one month time frame. I look at it as “not so bad.” Two days into … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Moment
It’s amazing how music can inspire. I was going through old playlists that were for some writing projects I had started and never finished. I’ll also post The Dumbing Down of Love’s playlist after I finish posting the novel as well. I stumbled onto a playlist “Untitled – Piers Druchark” and my interest in the project rekindled. It’s an untitled story with a man character … Continue reading Music Inspiration
Many of you know that I’m a writer. Some of you may not know. I’m hoping if you’re read this blog/website that you’ve kind of put 2 and 2 together and figured I write. Sometimes I like to babble about things, sometimes I vent, sometimes I just want to share. Mostly I love to write and I’ll write about anything & everything. I have written … Continue reading Writing: Discovering the Love Again
I haven’t written in some time now. I open a file and just stare at the blinking cursor. Nothing is going through my mind. No words to put onto paper, no scene in my head…nothing. A small part of me thinks that it’s fear that is keeping me from writing. It’s the fear of facing an emotion that I think I have dealt with but … Continue reading Fear of Writing
There’s a lot of do’s and don’ts when it comes to sending a query to an agent, and I mean a lot. The most important thing I’ve learned is sending a query before you’re ready to query. What does that mean? It means is your novel as edited and tight as it should be? Are all the typos, errors, incomplete sentences, thoughts, etc gone? Are … Continue reading Not Query Time
First: WIP update – new WIP is going well. I’m hitting about 1000 plus words when I write even though I should be hitting the 2600 plus words a day if I want to finish it in 25 days. I won’t complain though. I’m writing daily and wanting to write daily. The muse is here and we’re working together perfectly. Second: I have recently realized … Continue reading Becoming the Writer I Am