It’s not the size, but what you do with it that counts. Alright you lot, get your minds out of the gutter. I don’t want to talk about that today, but rather story length. Stories come in all shapes and sizes; long ones, short ones, medium ones and zig-zaggy ones. Some people prefer short stories, [...]

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Check out all the other entries over at Shallee’s Blog! So the idea is to tell you a little about how I write, the ways I create characters and stories and such. Since I’m a bit of a “pantser” (I write “by the seat of my pants” or without any pre-planning) that’s a little complicated. [...]

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If you don’t know what Girl Genius is yet, shame on you. Yes that’s right. Today is officially Girl Genius Day. I’ve mentioned before how much I love the webcomic Girl Genius, and how it started my interest in steampunk. It is an amazing comic about a girl, her adventures, and the crazy things she does [...]

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How I write, and why. I was taught to write at an early age just about the same time I was taught to read, like most children. As I got older, I started to make up stories in imitation of the ones I read, and naturally my first thought was to write them down. Because [...]

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Daniel Cross, from By the Book. Sunday I hinted at a surprise for today’s post. I am very pleased to announce that Crossbones, the Daniel Cross Official Fanclub scored an exclusive release-day interview with the aforesaid Daniel. He stars prominently in Scarlett Parrish’s excellent new release, By The Book. An erotic romance with plenty of snark [...]

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Breaking rules for fun and profit. If you’re a writer, or read writing blogs, you may have noticed that there’s a lot of rules centered around “good” writing. Rules such as: don’t use adverbs. Kill your darlings. Don’t use too many commas. Don’t write in present tense. Or second person. Never use dialogue tags.

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