Five Good Things

I’m a little late getting this post written and going — and I have a good excuse! It is not book-related, but I’ll write about it soon. Look for the update in two weeks, on September 11th. In the meantime, here are some recent good reads in the Blog World: Pacing Your Stories http://mythcreants.com/blog/55-pacing-your-stories/ How stories should be paced: the good, the bad, and the infuriatingly slow. Teacher Creates Harry Potter-Themed Classroom Of Our Dreams http://www.babble.com/parenting/teacher-creates-harry-potter-themed-classroom-of-our-dreams/ Middle-school teacher Stephanie Stephens has become an Internet sensation after her Harry Potter-themed classroom went viral. Read Tomorrow’s Best-Sellers Today http://www.inkitt.com Enjoy curated stories […]

Five Good Things

Ready for some great stuff? Me, too! I loved my vacation, but getting back to the Real World has been something of a challenge. I’m trying to organize my time better (like using rigid iron braces to keep myself from falling down the wonderful rabbit hole that is Pinterest)—and take advantage of some non-Pinterest inspiration. It is awesome that so much information is available to us, and that so many people are willing to share their knowledge and experience. Hurrah for a worldwide community! Here are some great recent finds in the Blog World: For Readers Everywhere! https://freeditorial.com FREEDITORIAL is […]

Five Good Things

If you’ve been keeping up with my Facebook page, you’ll know I’m neck deep re-working the outline for my Work In Progress. I suffered a round of depression when I calculated that Act 1 needs to go on an extreme diet or I’ll end up with a 1200+ page doorstop, just for the first book! Using a physical plot board rather than the computer screen has helped a lot. It’s much easier to see what’s going on and what’s missing. (Don’t worry, Beloved Scrivener [http://www.literatureandlatte.com], I still love you!) I’ve used the board to reorganize my Scrivener files and I’m […]