Hee. Okay, over the next couple of weeks I’m going to be posting a few more contests (DEMON MOON ARCs, and when I get in copies of WILD THING, giving away some of those) an interview with a proofreader (that I have to finish writing the questions for, because I’m an idiot and apparently running […]
Her favorite pastimes were riding her horse and tormenting the farm boy who worked there. His name was Westley, but she never called him that. Her favorite pastimes were riding her horse and tormenting the farm boy who worked there. His name was Westley … but she never called him that. Her favorite pastimes were […]
As of today, I have two months left until my deadline for DEMON NIGHT. I’ve heard that the second book is that hardest, but I think in my case it’s going to be this one. Which is okay, and not wholly unexpected, because I’ve been struggling with it since the beginning. I’m freaking out a […]
Dearest, dearest Meljean, Saying this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you, but you’ll thank me for it later. Here’s the thing: You’re an idiot. You know better than this. This has happened with every book. You know that when you’re stuck writing, not really going forward, and each freaking word is […]
Dearest, dearest Meljean, Saying this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you, but you’ll thank me for it later. Here’s the thing: You’re an idiot. You know better than this. This has happened with every book. You know that when you’re stuck writing, not really going forward, and each freaking word is […]
when they rode off into the sunset. (For those who can’t see, this is from Free to Be, You and Me) Ah, nostalgia. Although, this actually reminds me most of getting my hair checked for lice, because the school counselor was the one who showed us these films, and the head nurse always lined us […]
The Frog Prince. I love Disney movies. And isn’t it about damn time? To take my father-in-law back to the airport. For my daughter to start kindergarten (a year and a half away, *sob*) so I have more writing time during the day, so that when an idea I’ve been playing with about a steampunky-romance […]
The Frog Prince. I love Disney movies. And isn’t it about damn time? To take my father-in-law back to the airport. For my daughter to start kindergarten (a year and a half away, *sob*) so I have more writing time during the day, so that when an idea I’ve been playing with about a steampunky-romance […]
I made potato dumplings. From scratch. And beef stew (but, um, not quite as from scratch, because I had a seasoning mix). And they were good! (this is the amazing part, and why I’m proud of myself) I also just got in my Demon Moon bookmarks, and I like them verrrry much. I also realized […]
I made potato dumplings. From scratch. And beef stew (but, um, not quite as from scratch, because I had a seasoning mix). And they were good! (this is the amazing part, and why I’m proud of myself) I also just got in my Demon Moon bookmarks, and I like them verrrry much. I also realized […]
Last night I had my first DEMON NIGHT dream, which is great — it means my head is completely into the story. I’m always thinking about it when I’m awake (and often I run through a bunch of scenarios in daydreams … some really terrible ones, too. One of the fun things that I do […]
Usually when I say that, it’s a bad thing. But in this case, I’ve just been working on the page proofs for DEMON MOON, and having a great time. I must have read through it five more times this week, and I still love the characters and the story. It’s long, it’s long, it’s long, […]
Okay, so this must be one of the dorkier parts of my writing process: shopping for my heroine. Not really shopping, but looking through a bunch of magazines, online clothing stores, that kind of thing to find clothes they would wear. Usually, I end up going with one style or line of clothing. Selah, who […]
(Note: This was a Q&A that I did in January for the Berkley/Jove Newsletter. I’m posting it now so that it is available through my main site’s Extras page, and because I don’t have a link to the real newsletter. If you got here from the main site … welcome to my blog.)
(Note: This was a Q&A that I did in January for the Berkley/Jove Newsletter. I’m posting it now so that it is available through my main site’s Extras page, and because I don’t have a link to the real newsletter. If you got here from the main site … welcome to my blog.)
In my THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND post about “pantsing†at The Good, The Bad, and the Unread, romblogreader had this question: As you progress through writing and revising your second and third novels, have you remained as much of a “pantser†as you were for the first? Has the preliminary stage of writing changed […]