by marciadmin | Jun 16, 2023 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Plotter vs Pantser: which are you? Or are you both depending on the book? This month’s topic for Round Robin is the process of writing your books. Well, the process of writing my books because this is my blog. (However, I would love to hear from you about your...
by marciadmin | Apr 22, 2023 | Blog Hops, Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Breathing Life into Your Characters A Round Robin Blog, 4-22-23 Lila poked at the sword. Nearly the length of her legs, it was impressive, but why would Jen think this was a good birthday gift? She raised an eyebrow at her best friend. Jen grinned, her brown eyes...
by marciadmin | Jan 20, 2023 | Blog Hops, Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Finding your writing mojo It’s a new year with possibilities to start anew–although I’ve never really subscribed to this thought process. Every day is a new beginning with the potential to start over, change directions, etc. Even with that mentality,...
by marciadmin | Mar 18, 2022 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
What messages do your books give your readers? When I write books, I don’t start out thinking they’ll have a message. Honestly, it’s the character’s story. Any message that ends up in the book comes directly from the character/characters. And I’m usually just as...
by marciadmin | Feb 18, 2022 | Blog Hops, Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Flawed Characters Describe a flawed character you might use in a story. How did they become so flawed? What part will they play in the story and what will happen to them? All of my characters are flawed. A perfect character would be boring. There would be no character...
by marciadmin | Jan 21, 2022 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Covid and Contemporary Stories How are you dealing with the COVID pandemic in your contemporary novels/short stories? Not as a political statement or polarizing pro/con mask stance, but the way the COVD virus effects the day-to-day lives of your characters and appears...
