This will be my last Saturday post in awhile; next Saturday I’m moving! We haven’t decided which Internet provider we’ll use in the new house, so no guarantees on when we’ll get connected. Here’s the irony: two weeks after we move in, my son and I are visiting my parents for a two week vacation! [...]
Archive for the ‘First Drafts (SUN)’ Category
A Time for Pondering
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), tagged family, milestones, website on October 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Saturday Poll
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), tagged poll, questions on August 15, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Now that SUN is wrapped up, I’ve been considering the future of “YA on Saturday.” I have some ideas, but I’d love to hear feedback from you, my Saturday readers. After all, I don’t want to waste your time with useless posts. With a new school year bearing down on you, your schedule will change. [...]
Interview with SUN Contest Winners!
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), Interviews, Writing, tagged contests, Interviews, SUN, young writers on August 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Sorry for the lack of Topics & Frolics this week; it’s been crazy around here! But I try to never miss a Saturday, and I’ve been looking forward to today’s post for awhile now. Back in June I announced the “Summer’s Ultimate Novel” contest—to enter, participants had to comment every Saturday with their writing progress. [...]
The SUN Finale
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), Writing, tagged first drafts, SUN, young writers on August 1, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Goodbye, July. Hello, August. Welcome back, Sanity. If you participated in “Summer’s Ultimate Novel,” I’d love to know how you’re feeling right now. Exhausted? Ecstatic? Relieved? Disappointed? Burnt out? Any of these emotions are normal and expected. In fact, I think I felt them all within 24 hours of completing my first novel. To remember [...]
SUN: Week 4
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), Writing, tagged first drafts, SUN on July 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
You’re down to the last stretch—the final seven days of July. Writing a novel is an emotional roller coaster. Maybe a physical one too, if you’re exhausted from late-night writing and stiff from your permanent slouch in front of the computer. After three weeks of highs, lows, success, failure, anti-social behavior, exhaustion, and sore muscles [...]
SUN: Week 3
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), Writing, tagged first drafts, SUN on July 17, 2009 | 5 Comments »
We’re now entering the second half of July and the third week of “Summer’s Ultimate Novel.” So how does this leg of the journey feel? S L O W. The middle of the novel is possibly the hardest part to write. It lacks the excitement of the beginning and the fevered rush of the ending. [...]
SUN: Week 2
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), Writing, tagged setbacks, SUN on July 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Sometimes when we’re writing, we get— *phone rings* *email beeps* *TV blares* What was I saying? Oh, right. We get distracted. When we’re really involved in a story, sometimes we can ignore the distractions. During Week 1, we’re all gung ho about writing. By Week 2, maybe the excitement starts to wear off. Usually we [...]
SUN: Week One
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), Writing, tagged first drafts, SUN on July 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Happy Fourth of July! If you’re writing “Summer’s Ultimate Novel,” remember to take a celebratory break. Not all day … just part of the day. *cracks whip* SUN participants—I’d love to hear about your first days of novel-writing! So far I’ve received updates from Vicki and Savannah, but I’m curious to know more. Possible [...]
First Draft Goals
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), tagged goals, SUN, word counts on June 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you’re new to “Summer’s Ultimate Novel,” click here to read the first post (listing ideas in a notebook), here to read the second (choosing the right idea), here to read the third (themes and one-line synopsis of your novel), here to read the fourth (one-paragraph synopsis), here to read the fifth (research and settings), [...]
Types of Outlines
Posted in First Drafts (SUN), Research, tagged outlining, SUN on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you’re new to “Summer’s Ultimate Novel,” click here to read the first post (listing ideas in a notebook), here to read the second (choosing the right idea), here to read the third (themes and one-line synopsis of your novel), here to read the fourth (one-paragraph synopsis), here to read the fifth (research and settings), [...]
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