Tag: novel writing
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I’m sure my writing is uneven because my brain is uneven
Before bed last night, I clicked on Scrivener to read over a chapter from my new novel. I was tired and had few expectations for greatness as my blurry eyes started scanning down the page. And then the strangest thing happened, words flew randomly out of my head, and they made sense. Some even bordered…
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I’d Rather Write a Novel than a Summary of that Novel
I’m at it again. One of my most frustrating times of the year. Writing the dreaded “blurb” that will become the back of my novel or the description on Amazon or just the pitch that I’ll use with reviewers. I’m nearly at the point of sending the draft of my fourth novel out to some…
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I wanted to write pretentiously.
This post is kind of a continuation of what I was talking about yesterday: the four things I’ve learned about novel writing. But I feel the need to expound a little more on one of the topics. I remember in the past when I tried to write, I would become very frustrated because when I…
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Four Things I Learned About Writing Novels
Yesterday, I completed the first draft of my fourth novel. Actually, in some ways it’s hard to believe that I’ve written that many novels. It wasn’t too long ago that I had given up entirely on writing and never thought I would ever have even finished one novel. As I reflect on the writing of…
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Writing Using Third Person Limited Point of View: I hope I chose wisely.
I’m in the home stretch of writing my fourth novel. I’m excited about the possibilities that this novel has. It’s unique and interesting, and, believe it or not, it’s my first novel ever that I at don’t even mention Vietnam! Surprising, I know! This is very much a novel about one character’s journey in a…
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Googling: To Make Sure an Idea isn’t Taken
I find myself from time to time getting this weird idea about what I want to write, but before I start in on it, I have to google it to make sure someone didn’t already do it. My most recent example shall remain a trade secret lest it is stolen away and used before I…
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Writing Session: Follow Your Story No Matter How Long or Short
It felt good to get in a solid writing session on my fourth novel this afternoon. I probably tallied 2000 words as the story heads for its conclusion. It’s now upwards of 43,000 words and will comfortably cruise into the novel territory before I write its final words. But I have discovered that I’m now…
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Remembering What I Wrote
Did you ever forget what you have written? Did you ever re-read your writing and wonder where that certain phrase came from? Did you ever amaze yourself and say, ‘I wrote that’? About six months back I had written about 40,000 words of my next novel. Over the past few months I had probably only…
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It’s Finished! Moving on and other stuff for May
My manuscript for my third novel, The Reach of the Banyan Tree, is finished. It has been edited and proofread. Done. I’m so happy and absolutely can’t wait to get it out to readers. I’ll have a lot more to say about it in the next few weeks – including the cover reveal which is coming…
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Round Table Chat with Annamaria Bazzi
I recently had a wonderfully fun Round Table Chat with Annamaria concerning a wide variety of topics – writing – characterization – my latest novel – and other tales of a more whimsical nature. Please head over to her site and check it out. It was very well done and exceedingly enjoyable for me. I’ll…
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