May peace, contentment, and a table full of friends, family, and delicious food grace your day.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
May peace, contentment, and a table full of friends, family, and delicious food grace your day.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
The Night Before the Ball...
And I'm giddy with excitement! Come join me at the Dashing Duchesses romance blog Monday the 14th to discuss the romance, fascination, and celebration of history! If any of my visitors are unfamiliar with historical romance, let me assure you it runs a full gamut, from prairie school marms to the ballrooms of Regency England to eighteenth century Japan to the Ottoman empire! There are a wide variety of sensuality levels as well, from erotic to inspirational.
The Duchesses adore all historical romance, so come dressed as your favorite heroine.
Stomp those cowboy boots! Twirl those flapper beads!
Our doorways arch nicely, so don those exquisite Georgian gowns. We have plenty of room, and the party won't be the same without you!
What's your favorite historical time period or location?
The Duchesses adore all historical romance, so come dressed as your favorite heroine.
Stomp those cowboy boots! Twirl those flapper beads!
Our doorways arch nicely, so don those exquisite Georgian gowns. We have plenty of room, and the party won't be the same without you!
What's your favorite historical time period or location?
Sunday, November 6, 2011
NANO Day Six: Possibilities
Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.
Orison Swett Marden
One of the great things about Nano (I think) is exploring the possibilities of your story line. And the very best thing (I'm certain) about exploring those possibilities is the time limit-because you have no time. You should be writing, baby!
You don't get to agonize over the implications of your secondary character's decision in regard to what will happen to the heroine sixteen chapters from now. You don't get to contemplate the psychology that's driving your hero to act like a madman.
You just write it! Two chapters later, you might not recognize your original story. Hurray! Maybe it's a better story! Maybe your tangent will inspire a completely different book!
Best of all, you don't have to (or get to) worry about it until December 1st.
You just get to savor the possibilities.
Word count: 7489 (I didn't add in the last couple of days individually, like I should. Oh well. :)
Orison Swett Marden
You don't get to agonize over the implications of your secondary character's decision in regard to what will happen to the heroine sixteen chapters from now. You don't get to contemplate the psychology that's driving your hero to act like a madman.
You just write it! Two chapters later, you might not recognize your original story. Hurray! Maybe it's a better story! Maybe your tangent will inspire a completely different book!
Best of all, you don't have to (or get to) worry about it until December 1st.
You just get to savor the possibilities.
Word count: 7489 (I didn't add in the last couple of days individually, like I should. Oh well. :)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
NANO Day Two: Motivation!
Day two count: 1346 Total: 2303
So, in between spitting out a few paragraphs and wondering where my secondary characters are guiding my heroine, I love to procrastinate by reading author advice. Love it! Romance writers love to offer writing guidance, support, mentoring, encouragement. They are one generous bunch!
Julie Leto, NYT and USA bestselling author, has a rockin' website, which nicely complements her rockin' books. Under the heading "Articles and More", she has a reprint of her 2003 RWA National Conference workshop: Ditching "The Book of Your Heart" for "The Book of My Voice".
Wow and wow. This article gave me so much to think about, in the best possible way. Most importantly, after I read it I was fired up and ready to attack the Nano again!
Motivation is a good thing. :)
So, in between spitting out a few paragraphs and wondering where my secondary characters are guiding my heroine, I love to procrastinate by reading author advice. Love it! Romance writers love to offer writing guidance, support, mentoring, encouragement. They are one generous bunch!
Julie Leto, NYT and USA bestselling author, has a rockin' website, which nicely complements her rockin' books. Under the heading "Articles and More", she has a reprint of her 2003 RWA National Conference workshop: Ditching "The Book of Your Heart" for "The Book of My Voice".
Wow and wow. This article gave me so much to think about, in the best possible way. Most importantly, after I read it I was fired up and ready to attack the Nano again!
Motivation is a good thing. :)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
NANO For You?
Well, I'm in.
To be specific, I'm 953 words in, as of midnight, November 1. Around nine o'clock last night, it hit me--approaching re-writes as if this was a completely new book (which it will be) and the friendly peer pressure of National Novel Writing Month ( the best peer pressure around!) means I can expect a great deal accomplished by the end of turkey day.
Anyway, that's the plan. And who doesn't need a great excuse to ignore cooking dinner or cleaning the house?
Are you NaNoing this month?
To be specific, I'm 953 words in, as of midnight, November 1. Around nine o'clock last night, it hit me--approaching re-writes as if this was a completely new book (which it will be) and the friendly peer pressure of National Novel Writing Month ( the best peer pressure around!) means I can expect a great deal accomplished by the end of turkey day.
Anyway, that's the plan. And who doesn't need a great excuse to ignore cooking dinner or cleaning the house?
Are you NaNoing this month?
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