I took a mini-vacation in June. Originally, we had planned to go to the beach, but those plans fell through. I decided to spend those five days churning out a rough draft of a one-shot high fantasy vampire romance that had been drifting through my brain for a good month or so. So, I did … Continue reading The Rough Outline
Tag: Writing Advice
Listening to Advice
I want to share an article from Goodreads; it's an interview with self-published author Intisar Khanani. Here's the link to the article: Link Now, I haven't read Thorn, her book, but I wanted to point out some very sound advice from Khanani. The first is, "I figured if I wanted to be a writer, I needed to … Continue reading Listening to Advice
Getting Writing Advice
Getting writing advice is like getting diet advice; everyone and their uncle’s got a magic solution, or has heard some “expert” talk about this or that. Don’t drink milk, drink milk, coffee causes cancer, coffee is good for the heart – it’s an endless cycle of contradicting advice from “experts.” Don't use adverbs; don't use … Continue reading Getting Writing Advice