Category: Questions
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How to Balance Reading as an Author
Lately, I’ve been struggling to disappear into one of my own projects. And I wonder if it’s because I’m too happily getting lost in other people’s stories instead.
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What Scenes are Hardest to Write?
Key scenes are easy and exciting. They flow off the page without much effort. But the quiet scenes, the in-between scenes…these ones take some work.
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How Long Does it Take to Write a Book?
I expect there are some authors out there who simply sit down and write a book, and it’s all wonderfully straight forward. I, however, am not one of those authors. My books seem to need a twistier, more confusing path towards completion.
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5 Strategies to Maintain Momentum as a Writer
Being an author is, at times, the easiest thing I’ve ever done, and, at other times, the hardest thing I’ve ever done. For me, the hardest part of being a writer is momentum. Maintaining the momentum to see a project through from start to finish. I would hazard a guess that this is a common…
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A Tour of Creative Software: What programs do I use for my projects?
I’ll be the first to tell you that you don’t need fancy software in order to create your art. It’s problematic to buy into the notion that the software maketh the artist—that a proper screenplay can’t be written without Final Draft, and a proper symphony can’t be written without Finale. Yes, it’s true that eventually…
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Why are Fantasy Books Important?
Why do I write fantasy? What is it about fantasy that appeals to me as a reader and a writer? It’s about escapism, imagination, and mystery.
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What time of day do you write?
I need routine. I live and die by a schedule, and I have my life scheduled down to the half hour.
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Inspiration – How to Cultivate Creative Ideas
A lot of people talk about inspiration like it’s some magical, elusive thing – something we must be lucky enough to have bestowed upon us.
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How do you know you’re a writer?
Deciding to become an author. How do you know when you’re ready, or if this is the right path for you?
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About Me – Musings on Multitasking and Success
What does success look like to you? It’s easy to get bogged down and stifled by other people’s definition of success – or worse yet, society’s definition. Ugh.
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