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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Six Sentence Sunday, 29 July 2012 (Erika and the Vampire)
Erika’s own father had never been in the picture. She knew that Annabelle had looked down on her with a sort of pitying wonder until, when Annabelle turned eleven, her father walked out. Walked out, literally, got out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged Erika and the Vampire, Excerpt, Fantasy, Six Sentence Sunday
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Summer NaNo: Excerpt (Leonie Hallward and the Secession of Greenwich Village)
Needless to say, I didn’t finish my Summer NaNo in June, due to the disruptions of preparing Erika and the Vampire for publication. The target was 50,000 words in thirty days; I managed about 16,500 words of Leonie Hallward and the Secession of … Continue reading
Genre Trouble: Vampire Variations Challenge (more of Twilight and the New Vampire Story)
This past Friday, my buddy TruantPony and I hung out via GChat, talking about the monsters and the aliens, while doing 30-minute writing bouts on various projects. Like all writer-buddy conversations, it was tremendously fruitful. Bouncing ideas off each other, … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged Genre trouble, Twilight, Vampire Variations Challenge, Vampires
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Six Sentence Sunday, 22 July 2012 (Erika and the Vampire)
The window was a one-way mirror; those outside could see in, but all Erika could see was darkness. At home, they kept the blinds drawn at this time of night. Outside that window was the back yard of the little … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged Erika and the Vampire, Excerpt, Fantasy, Six Sentence Sunday
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Genre Trouble: Show Me the Fangs (More on Twilight and the New Vampire Story)
I finished reading Team Human for the first time, and am wrapping back to start the second reading before I post a full review. Writing buddy and faithful buddy TruantPony pointed out that the protagonists of both Team Human and … Continue reading
Six Sentence Sunday, 15 July 2012 (Erika and the Vampire)
Erika didn’t bother saying that Annabelle always came crying to her afterward. She never said, “I told you so,” even though she had been right every time: about the sleazy older man who’d said he was a record company executive … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged Erika and the Vampire, Excerpt, Fantasy, Six Sentence Sunday
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Six Sentence Sunday, 8 July 2012 (Erika and the Vampire)
Erika said in a low tone, “I think the wannabe vampires just cover for the real ones. Stupid to make yourself a target.” Max nodded. “But the Shifters…” “I’m not sure I ever met any Shifter.” Even in the lunchroom, … Continue reading
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Tagged Erika and the Vampire, Excerpt, Fantasy, Six Sentence Sunday
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On fighting perfectionism by daring to be bad
We all get by with a little help from our friends. I touched on the subject of raving perfectionism yesterday, but this new blogger nailed it: A-Plus Student Syndrome. I laughed, because I recognized my own neurotic thoughts. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Editing, Writing
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The Independence Day post I wasn’t going to write
I am not a fan of holiday posts, but this gorgeous piece by Aker (Futuristically Ancient) took me on a literary and musical journey through the flip side of the Fourth of July and made me think about why I … Continue reading
Doing the Beta Bop: Nothing better than a friend with a big knife
There is a rich literature on procrastination and writing… well, it’s simple. We put off writing, because it means abandoning that perfect vision in our heads, in favor of butt in chair, fingers on keyboard, brain downloading, which produces something … Continue reading
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