The other day I was looking for something on my computer. (I spend a fair amount of time doing this. I probably need to get my files a bit better organized.) And I ran across an old guest post I wrote a few years ago, the title of which was something to the effect of, […]
By guest blogger Milli Thornton 10,000 words in a day? Impossible! That's what I said in 2006 when my friend Jenny Turner asked me to do a "10K Day." To be accurate, I didn't say it was impossible for Jenny. I already knew she could do it. I said it was impossible for me. I […]
It's Mercury Retrograde until November 10th–that wonderful time when computers and phones go wacky, travel plans go awry, and the technology gods sit back and laugh at us. And yet, it is also a time for re-orienting yourself, when any and everything that starts with the prefix "re" is good to focus on. So, reconnecting […]
I'm not really sure what this has to do with writing, probably nothing, though perhaps we could say it has a lot to do with creativity. Yes, that's the ticket. It's all about the creativity. For some reason today, I got an idea to write about my tabs. You know, the ones that you keep […]
The dichotomy between writing fiction and music makes my brain do happy dances. It also drives me insane.
You have two more days to write character dossiers, descriptions of locations, and figure out the plot. The rules of Nanowrimo state that you can do as much prep work as you like, so long as you don’t begin the actual writing of the novel until November 1.
The Halloween spirit is in full swing at my house and all around the city. I love decorating for Halloween, though I don't go nearly as all out as some of the places I see which feature scarecrows and witches and ghouls rising from tombstones. Love it all! Halloween is supposed to be frightening, with […]
I'm reading two books about writing at the moment, and together they are making my head explode. In a good way. It's exploding with ideas. The first one is called Wonderbook, and it is by Jeff Vandermeer. I'm only at the very beginning of this baby, having just gotten hold of it last week. This […]
I've been writing a lot recently. (On my own projects, I mean. It's one of the ironies of my life that I'm always able to write for clients, no matter what.) And, as always, the more I write, the more I'm able to write. Pour it all out on the page and more keeps coming. […]
1. Keep all your email inboxes and social media sites open all the time. 2. Check your email often. Like, every five minutes. You might just have a Very Important Email to which you need to respond. Or, equally urgent, you might have notification of a Very Important Blog Post that you must read immediately. […]
