As the Plot Thickens
Blog URL http://www.astheplotthickens.blogspot.com
Located Petal, Mississippi USA
Tags author, teenager, writing, publishing, novelist
The daily blog of a teenage Young Adult fantasy author trying to make it in the world of publishing.
Latest Blog Posts
- The Other Sense of the Word on Nov 22, 2009 in description Senses writing strategy
Tracy Marchini did a fantastic post the other day about using more than just sight to describe things in a novel. It struck a chord with me, and I thought I'd add my own thoughts to the mix.I'll admit right off that I'm guilty of using only sight to...
- Dictionary Size on Nov 21, 2009 in word count my family Length
Hey, lookit that. I woke up this morning and my leg is fine again. Guess it just needed a day of rest. Thanks for all the well-wishes, everyone. :)I have family coming into town today (they left at about six in the morning EST, should be here later t...
- My Leg. It is Injured. on Nov 21, 2009 in Injury lack-of-post Supernatural
Okay, like, I was totally going to post last night. But then, during an extremely upsetting Supernatural (I bawled like a freaking baby. A baby, I tell you!), I tripped while stomping down the hallway to yell at my brothers to shut the hell up becaus...
- Tired Beast on Nov 19, 2009 in NaNoWriMo work in progress wednesday
It's Wednesday, which means that it's time for an installment of Work in Progress Wednesday!While it is indeed true that I was tearing it up for awhile at the start of the month and it is true that I was a bit of a beast with the word count thing, th...
- The End on Nov 18, 2009 in Editing revisions endings
It feels good to finish a project and type THE END, those two words that wrap it up nicely and tie it up with a bow. To know that, hey, you wrote something and it didn't kill you or end the world...that's a nice feeling.But guess what?You're not done...
- Portrait of a Muse on Nov 17, 2009 in muse inspiration
Wow, everybody had great comments on yesterday's post! That makes me happy. I'm glad you guys liked it! I definitely had fun with it. Those characters sure do know what they're talking about sometimes, huh?Before I launch into today's (tonight's, wha...
- Dear Author on Nov 15, 2009 in Writing characters love
Dear Author:Before we start this letter, first know that we do love you. We do. Really. But sometimes you drive us as insane as we drive you (and, dear author, that is indeed saying something).For example, those "writer's block" moments? You're fooli...
