5 Quotes from Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature paper burns, and the title of Ray Bradbury’s famous apocalyptic novel. It takes us to a futuristic world where books are burned. I remember reading it as a teenager and loving his ideas. Ray Bradbury Read More …
Parting with Dead Tree Books
A beach on Gabriola Island We headed over to our cabin on Gabriola for the Victoria Day long weekend, with books, newspapers and a long list of To-Dos. I had my laptop, but forgot my power cord. Looking back I Read More …
I Get by with…friends
This week in the writer’s loft: Word Count: Hmmmmm . I’m working on the second draft of the second book in my series. I need to add about 15,000 words. I can do this. Can’t I? Being new, I feel Read More …
3 Reasons I Relish Revisions
ONE: It’s Character Building You know the saying, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” TWO: The Writing Improves This truly is the best part. THREE: It’s Better than Cleaning Toilets Enough said.
A Dizzy Feeling in the Head
I don’t know about you, but when I write for long stretches of time on my WIP (work in progress) I get a weird feeling in my head. It’s like I’m distanced from reality, not that I’m living in my Read More …
Headers from Hell and Dastardly Plots
I upgraded to Word 2010 in January, and for most of my writing needs it’s been fine. I wanted to be current, but omg am I rethinking the wisdom of that. I wanted a simple header. You know the title, Read More …
Settings on my mind
Click on the image for the link I’ve got settings on my mind. Why do some settings work so well, while others don’t? Do authors choose their settings, or do the settings choose them? What can I do to make Read More …
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