Today I'm the feature on the fabulous series Wednesday Writer's Workspace. I love reading this series on The Writing Nut blog. Nutschell always has excellent posts on the writing process and other peeks into her life. So if you want to see what my writing workspace looks like and who some of my favorite authors are, you can go over and visit Nutschell's blog. … [Read more...]
Novel Wisdom (14)
November 14, 2012 Read Comments
This post is part of a series on the blog where I share some of the nuggets of wisdom and inspiration — related to writing and/or life — that I find steeped in the pages of novels that I’ve read. I've been thinking a lot about life paths. I feel like I'm at a crossroads and my next choice will be an important one. This is one of the reasons I love this quote from this phenomenal author. From Gordy the class genius to Junior the protagonist in YA novel The Absolutely True Diary … [Read more...]
Deep POV
November 7, 2012 Read Comments
I recently came across a craft book Rivet Your Reads with Deep Point of View by Jill Elizabeth Nelson. You know when you're reading a phenomenal book where you are inside that character and being in the moment? There is no shield between you and the character's thoughts, fears, and motivations. You are in that character's world. You are that character. For me, that's reading a book that has deep POV. It doesn't usually start off that way. At least for me. I usually have to fix this issue … [Read more...]
Creepy YA Reads
October 31, 2012 Read Comments
First off, to my East Coast writer friends impacted by the storm, I hope that you all are dry, warm and safe. You'll be in my thoughts! :) In honor of Halloween, I thought I would share with you some YA novels I've read over the years that are creepy. And I loves me some creepy. :) Coraline by Neil Gaiman: When Coraline goes snooping, she finds a similar but different world and learns she has an Other Mother --- who has buttons for eyes that she likes to click with her nails. Yeah, … [Read more...]
