My son was joking recently that he is addicted to sleeping (he and his wife have a new baby, which could partly account for this). My husband claimed his “addiction” is running. My reaction was immediate—my addiction is reading. Reading calms and de-stresses me. It takes me away from my worries. I escape them by…
It’s me again, stealing some chat from one of my favorite podcasts, Scriptnotes. The bulk of this came from a listener’s comment during an episode called Halfway There. Caution: if you enjoy the writing process (and all of its myriad steps along the way), then skip this blog. You’ve got better things to do and/or…
When it comes to the concept of head-hopping, I have a cartoonist’s advantage. Working in multiple panels, I can draw two characters, provide an accumulating dialogue as the story advances one panel at a time, and supply my characters with exaggerated facial expressions and body language to communicate outward emotions and inner thoughts. I can…
This the hardest blog post I’ve ever had to write. Not because I don’t have friends or anything. I have friends, okay? What I don’t have are two functioning hands with which to type. A bluebird day. My husband and I would usually ease into skiing with an intermediate run or two before tackling one…
You finally type those final two words – THE END – and sit back in your chair, put your hands behind your head, and let out a deep sigh. The manuscript is done. You’ve revised the plot, you’ve deepened the characters, you’ve proofread each line and corrected the typos and the dangling participles. But believe…