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It's like the blind leading the blind. Fumbling with Fiction follows the journey of a newbie author. Along the way there are a lot of missteps, but I like to think they're all leading in the right direction. Plus, I get several published authors to s
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Saturday/Sunday Six
Started writing this on Saturday, finished on Sunday…. One. I finished finals! It’s not pretty, but I made it through. I’m pretty sure that people are not meant to be stationary 24 hours a day. I spent the last three weeks watchi...
An Open Letter To the Significant Others of Writers On Sub
April 8, 2009 Dear Significant Others of Writers on Submission, We know you are always trying to say the right thing, to be supportive, and to deal with our writerly nuttiness. Thank you. We appreciate your awesomeness. We really do. But sometimes we...
Favorite Fiction FanArt
Just had to share possibly the coolest version of fan art I have yet to see. Here is the link to see some of his other work or to learn more about the artist and his museum: Matchstick Marvels. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry… ...
Review in Questions: I’d Tell You I Love You But Then I’d Have to Kill You
The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls schools–that is, it would be if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit fo...
Fenceposts for Your First Person Narrative
This week I’m going to be talking about writing in first person. I know that I struggled with the idea of writing in first person. I don’t find it the most natural mode of storytelling and always feel a bit of “Why is the character ...
When I Grow Up…
I was thinking about what I’d like my writing career to look like. Or, more specifically whose writing career I would like mine to resemble. Here’s what I came up with: Stephen King for his prolifity, his need to write, and the...
2009 Debutante Author Interview Series: C. Lee McKenzie
It’s not a heart-grabbing noise like when somebody jiggles the doorknob to see if it’s locked. It’s not a bitter smell like the electrical short we had last month, when all the breakers popped. No. It’s something in the air, something like a ...
Are You Excited for Edward or Telling Bella to ‘Bite Me’?
T minus 26 hours til I see Twilight the movie!!! Yes, Nate and I have been holding a countdown. We can’t help it. We are very excited. Don’t hate. No, I must admit that I have high hopes this movie. But it could go one of two ways: Harr...
Book Review: Breaking Dawn
Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Friday Forecast: The Michael Phelps of Writing
Last week we predicted the future of Harry Potter and this week I thought we’d tackle more of the same. The reason: Michael Phelps. Last night there was an interview in which Spitz was asked who was the best swimmer/Olympian of all time. It got...
Friday Forecast: Hedge Your Bets
So, unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple weeks—or just don’t follow publishing news—J.K. Rowling is set to publish The Tales of the Beedle and the Bard for charity. I am a huge Harry Potter fan, but I g...
Topical Tuesday: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda–The book I Wish I Wrote
As readers of this blog know, at the end of every interview I ask: “If you could have written one book that has already been published by someone else which book would it be?” So for this week’s Topical Tuesday, Jay suggested we a...
Friday Forecast: Say Hello to Friday Fiestas
It seems the phenomenon of Friday Fiestas is here to stay. What started with midnight bashes to herald the Saturday release of the Harry Potter books has become a publishing must. So, tap a keg, whip out the jello shots, and pour a bowl of Frito-Lay...
Middle Earth and Me
I know you have all been waiting on pins and needles for me to reveal my favorite book, so, because I’m a nice person, I’ll make you wait no longer. My favorite book is… THE HOBBIT by J.R.R. Tolkein. I thought it’d be incredib...
Book Review: Twilight Saga Continued–New Moon
I reviewed Twilight last week and as the release of Breaking Dawn grows closer I thought a review of the second book in the Twilight series would be fitting. Like Twilight, I read New Moon in about 2 days. Again, it being summer, I’m going to e...
For Kicks: Dealing with Haters
Apparently a lot of children’s writers get this. Rude person: So, when are you going to, yanno, write real literature? Like, yanno, not for children? Writer: (speechless) OR Rude Person: So, when are you going to work your way up to adult li...
Query Roundup
I’m still playing the agent waiting game with WEIRD TATTOOS and I’m about to start a new round with SCOUT. I figure a lot of you are also in the midst of your own games whether it be to hear from publishers, literary agents, or magazine ...
Book Review: Twilight
I’m going to be honest with you here. It’s summer and the way I judge books, for the most part, is how quickly they compel me to turn the pages. –The exception is reading Styron, whom I will still read in the summer even though his ...
