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writer’s block

  • How Long Did It Take?

    “How long did it take you to write that book?” This is something I hear from people often. They ask how long a book took to write, and regardless of what you tell them, there’s usually a nod and an unspoken understanding. What they take away from the answer depends on what they’re really asking.…

  • Tough Decisions

    A few weeks back, the weekend before KamiCon in Alabama, I found out that a good friend of mine had passed away. I had been friends with her for over 10 years, but we still kept in touch. We would encourage each other on writing and talking about work that we loved. She had fallen…

  • Stuck in a Plot Bind

    On the drive home today I had a brilliant idea of where to go with my story. I realized how I could make the villain more of a character and less of a stereotype of a character, and I discovered how I could move the plot forward. Although I write some of my best stuff…

  • Writer’s Block: Subtitles please

    What is your favorite foreign film? Do you think there should be an American remake? View 533 Answers Horseman on the Roof! And Amelie: the ultimate troll film, though Horseman is by far my favorite. I just love the period way that they deal with disinfecting cholera – fire to the hands! I end up…

  • Scenes are not “Set in Stone”

    It’s been a busy, busy weekend. Yesterday I ended up having to recuperate after a late night watching Fellowship of the Rings on Blu Ray Saturday night. It was lots of fun, but by the end of it we were all wiped. So yeah, no writing done yesterday, but I did have a kind of…