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Types of Writers

In January there are always goal-oriented people talking about writing, writing styles, types of authors, and how all of them should do things. This is not one of those posts. If you want something serious, please go check out the blog of a Serious Author™ who cares about SEO and…

The Stages Of A Book’s Life:

Sparkly New Idea: It’s shiny, it’s distracting, it might be the best thing you’ve ever thought of! Baby Panda Idea: A little awkward, very fragile, it might die if someone says a harsh word. “I’m not writing this, just thinking about it.”: You’re doing a little research, flirting with…

Dragons And Stabbings

About a year ago I picked embroidery as a necessary requirement for turning my kids’ jeans into non-fraying shorts without fiddling with my sewing machine. The first attempts were based on a two minute tutorial on how to sew flowers. Much to my surprise (especially since I used some thread…

I’m Alive! And writing over at Unbound Worlds…

You may have noticed that blog posts have been a little thin on the ground lately. That’s because 1) it was spring break last week and I was AFK (away from keyboard) a lot and 2) because I’ve been using my blogging time to write cage matches for Unbound…

Friendsgiving Feedback… WIN A FREE QUERY CRITIQUE!!!

Among so much bad news, we are all in need of a ray of light. I figured the least I could do is put together a short critique workshop to raise spirits and maybe help some writers. So a small group of five published authors has come together to offer…

Top Ten Allowable Reasons To Interrupt Mom While She’s Working (2.0)

Back in 2011 Corina Lawson published the original list of reasons children could reasonably interrupt a writing mother (or father). I love that list. It’s cute, and funny, and spot on. Nothing short a full zombie apocalypse should interrupt an author on a deadline. However, some of the jokes were…

In Which Amy Laurens Steals The Blog.

Quick, everyone! Liana’s away! Let’s…. act like really civilised people and maybe read a book? HA. NOT WHAT YOU THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO SAY, IS IT. HA. *ahem* Aaaanyway. Liana is currently mired in the trenches of book 3 deadlines, so I’m here today to entertain you. Or at…

It’s Okay To Give The Kids Weird Names

For those who follow me on twitter you might have noticed a new hashtag in the past few weeks: #FamilyHistory. Every spring the grade school has a family tree project. Every year I send my kids in with a bare three generations of living relatives because I’ve never sat down…