This week is mainly devoted to my son, who just turned three. We’re having a birthday party for him on Saturday. I can’t believe he’s three now! It’s like he’s leaving babyhood behind forever. I mean, think of all the toys labeled “3 and up.” Now he’s expected to play with tiny pieces and not [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Birthday Frolics
Posted in Writing, tagged family, friends on August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Acting My Age
Posted in Editing, tagged protagonist, voice on August 26, 2008 | 15 Comments »
For today’s topic, I wanted to discuss the “voice” of a protagonist. In other words, how to make sure the main character (MC) sounds realistic/appropriate considering the age, gender, and background of the character. No one wants to be accused of the dreaded “purple prose”–descriptions that seem to come from the author’s thoughts rather than [...]
The Battle of the Labyrinth
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged Rick Riordan on August 22, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’m writing a book review on a Friday night. Welcome to my exciting life. ;) But the book is so good, I don’t even mind. Rick Riordan writes the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for children (I’m not exactly sure how it’s classified. YA? Young YA? It seems older than MG). But it’s the [...]
Frolics with Percy
Posted in Writing, tagged Rick Riordan, website on August 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This week went fast, with lots of family stuff to keep my busy. I didn’t do any writing/editing; but I did talk to Pat about a lot of CP stuff, which was fun. Also, the website had a record number of visits this week and some great comments. I’ve been working on some improvements for [...]
The Beginning of the End
Posted in Writing, tagged beginnings, prologues on August 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A few days ago, Syd sent me this link, in which agents list their Chapter One pet peeves. I enjoyed reading them…until I came across “sins” that I had committed myself. And because my embarrassment might be a source of learning for someone else, here are the pet peeves I was guilty of (I’m trying [...]
A Tired Frolic
Posted in Writing, tagged critiques on August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week was a bit rough for me–just too tired and busy all week. I hate being in any kind of transition, so it’s always hard for me to come back from a vacation and try to unpack and catch up on everything. Plus I started potty-training my son this week, which required more patience [...]
Critiquing 101
Posted in Editing, tagged critiques on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With all the edits I’ve been receiving from my test-readers lately, I have critiquing on the brain. So I’ve been pondering the differences between “critique partners” and “readers,” and the advantages of both. I’m always interested in hearing how other writers receive feedback. In the “Business of Writing” FFF panel at Conestoga, I asked the [...]
Vacation Frolics
Posted in Writing, tagged critiques on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good news #1: I’m on vacation, and the weather is fabulous! Good news #2: my hotel room has wireless internet that works! Good news #3: I heard back from two more of my readers this week, and they both had great things to say about my novel! Savannah–representing my target audience–did a lot of fangirl [...]
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