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Writers Who Produce More…
…are awful. It’s an interesting accusation. I have a different take on this. Especially since I’m in the high production category. Some of us are just terribly prolific, sometimes to our own detriment. If you actually knew just how much I wrote (not including these constant blog posts) you’d probably be amazed and ask me when I sleep (I don’t).…
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Fabulous Fiction!
So this weekend I’m finally making great strides in Into Darkness! The first 1/4 has already endured and passed the first revision pass. I’m working on the second quarter of the MS now. While I’ll have to stop working for about five hours this afternoon (another grad party) I’m hoping to have half the manuscript through its first revision paces…
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Smashing Saturday
I decided to be a BAD, BAD writer last night. Instead of writing, I cracked open the latest Madelyn Alt. I do have to say this about Madelyn Alt – her writing is pretty average, but her characters are divine and her story-telling is fun. I did consider Victoria Laurie’s 9th Psychic Eye Mystery, but Laurie’s stories aren’t as “brain…
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Literary?
I got it again earlier. “Steph, why don’t you write literary fiction? I’ve seen you write well enough to write fiction that has some merit beyond what you currently write.” I write a lot of woo-woo evidently (the esoteric and thrillers) and I’m pushing the porn envelope with my erotic romances. No, the only genre I write in that wasn’t lightly…
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Authenticity
I want to take a moment to discuss paganism, occultism, spirituality and authenticity. People LOVE debating and questioning the authenticity of anyone who doesn’t believe, practice, or grow spiritually in the same way they do. I think anyone who thinks their way is the only way or the only one-true way of anything (with regard to spirituality) and believes that their…
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Curb Appeal
DH and I have so much going on this summer that we’re kind of excited about it. Or at least I am. He is the one coordinating it all, but it has to be done. By the time we’re finished, it’s going to look like we have a new house. I really should take before and after pictures. We’re having a…
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Readings
For those who read my blog and didn’t know, I’m not only a writer, but I also perform readings for people. I’ve always been intuitive ever since I was a girl and as I get older, my ability for it seems to be increasing. Either that or I’m just more in tune with it. Regardless, I actually have regular clients and people who…
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Perfecting Plots
I’ve actually be writing a pretty good clip the last few days. I put together another 1500 words on IT (great plot stuff), as well as more on MNE. There’s an unedited excerpt of MNE up on this blog somewhere. The password, of course, being IAMOVER18. Remember “unedited”. 🙂 Enjoy. For those who read it initially – I deleted the…
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Eye of the Tornado
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujga-3p21xY] Megadeth: Tornado of Souls It’s a classic. I highly recommend the whole Rust in Peace album. This is where I’m at right now. In the eye of the tornado. I have a deadline coming up and the novel is missing something pivotal. My editor suggested printing out the manuscript to look it over in physical form. She may have a point.…
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Real Writers Get PAID
Back in 2004-2005 I put up a page on Author’s Den. If you don’t know what that is — it’s basically a website that hosts writer information, blogs, etc… And since there are millions of writers out there (literally) most every author you’ll meet likely has a page there. Or at least that was true 5-6 years ago. Anyway, it…