by marciadmin | Nov 18, 2017 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Round Robin: Holidays, Traditions, and Writing. This month’s round robin asks: What stories have your written or read where a holiday takes place. To what purpose was the inclusion of the holiday? How do you celebrate holidays or events? Does this ever make it into...
by marciadmin | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog Hops, Round Robin, Writerly Talk
This month’s Round Robin topic is: how do you go about developing your characters for a story? How much time do you spend or does it just happen in the writing process? What inspires it? My Character Process I don’t really have a character process. They develop on...
by marciadmin | Apr 22, 2017 | Blog Hops, Round Robin, Writerly Talk
This month for Round Robin, we’re discussing reviews. (Thanks, Victoria, for the topic!) Reviews are the bane and boon of an author’s existence. We love them, and, sometimes, we hate them. Others, we might ignore, especially when it’s apparent the reviewer didn’t read...
by marciadmin | Feb 16, 2017 | Excerpts, Round Robin, Writerly Talk
Topic for February: Description. What is your saturation point? What is not enough? How do you decide what to include and when to hold back to allow the reader to fill in the blanks? Do you ever skim description when reading a book? If so, what description are you...
by marciadmin | Jan 21, 2017 | Round Robin, Writerly Talk
The Writing Bug Round Robin topic for January: Everybody wants to write a book, but most do not. Writing is hard work. When did the writing bug bite you, and what helps you get through a complete story? Hm… Writing, creating a world and characters, even when the world...