Posts for June, 2010

6/30/2010

Wednesday Writing Prompt

I thought I’d try something a little new with a writing prompt.
The idea stemmed from my interview with Dorothy at WeDoWrite. During the chat she gave me 3 words and I had to put them together in a single sentence.
For this prompt I used a “random word generator” and got these words:
Favorite
Mathematics
Deity
Here’s [...]

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6/28/2010

Book in Print

I read a post by Maggie Stiefvater a few weeks ago regarding editing - and she mentioned printing out your manuscript using Lulu. When I priced it out, I figured it was just as much as buying ink and paper for my ancient printer at home - so I uploaded SoulCatcher and waited patiently [...]

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6/25/2010

Need Answers? I’ve Got a Solution!

While researching SoulCatcher I stumbled upon a method of research that I found absolutely amazing! I thought I’d share it with you in case you’re searching for some obscure answer or details.
Part of my book takes place in New York in the early 1900s and my main characters visit the New York Public Library. [...]

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6/23/2010

Inspiration Board

As I begin a major edit for SoulCatcher, I’ve been wanting to put together a vision board for the book - using images and pictures to capture the essence of the novel visually. This way I could look at it before, and during, my daily editing as a way to immerse myself in that [...]

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