Writing – Page 3

05.23.2010 Geekiness, Liquid Silver Books, Publishing, Writing

Another Sale!

I submitted a story to Liquid Silver Books’ call for geek stories and they decided they want to publish it! WOOT again! I’m very excited and I can’t wait to talk to the editor about it.

This is a picture is of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, where the hero of the story works as an entomoligist, which is a bug expert. This is not to be confused with an etomologist, which is a word expert.

04.13.2010 Asking For It, Be-Wished, Revisions, Writing

Stubborn Heroes

So, Joe was being difficult again. Recently, he refused to change professions. More lately, he’s resisting a personality makeover.

I was rewriting him to be a wounded hero both physically and mentally. In the scene where he and Livvy first meet, he was sullen, angry, and not quite reconciled with his disability. I really pushed that change through almost the entire book, but I can see now it’s just not him. He would not allow me to make him so self-absorbed, even with the excuse of being a paraplegic to fall back on. It’s easy to understand that that type of injury could take a very long time to adjust to, but Joe was determined to bounce back faster than I was making him. He would not, in short, be a jerk.

Writing is such an interesting and mentally unbalanced endeavor.

Also, isn’t this the most kick ass wheelchair you’ve ever seen?

04.01.2010 Asking For It, Deadlines, Writing

Chuggin’ Along

I now have 14 days left until deadline, but the ASKING FOR IT revisions are going well. I’m excited about what I’ve written the past couple of days. I can see why people enjoy writing suspense, because when exciting stuff happens, you write faster! At least, I do.

03.17.2010 Writing

Wistful Awe

You want to know why Nora Roberts sells so many damn books? I know one of the reasons. She’s a master of her craft.

Recently, I read Bed of Roses, the second in her Bride Quartet. In it, there was a scene where the guys are playing Texas Hold ‘Em. That scene was freakin’ amazing. She was able to show them playing and talking about the game and talking about other shit at the same time and have it flow perfectly. The gestures, the poker taunting, and the regular conversation all blended together and it made me shake my head in amazement.