Last week I told you that my first steps in revision are to print out my entire manuscript and read it through in one sitting, creating a revision list as I go. I write down everything that occurs to me including questions, ideas, answers to questions I’d written in parentheses, repetitive words and phrases, inconsistencies, [...]

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I’m not sure I’m a good example to follow when it comes to writing habits.  I can be a little…obsessive.
I ride motorcycles – 100,000 miles, since I learned how.  I ride a bicycle – 100 miles a week.  You see where I’m going with this.  I sit down and write from 4 am to 6 [...]

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          A couple of weeks ago I told you about my plan to use Randy Ingermanson’s Snowflake Method to re-plan my unwieldy, out of control work-in-progress. I must say, I’m having fun. I’m not as far along as I’d hoped, but I am making progress. I’m finding that my [...]

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I have been reading Randy Ingermanson’s Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine forever, or for at least a few years. This week held an article called Three Big Chunks that I thought was very interesting and relevant to those of us here trying to set up routines so that we can write more.
What did I think was [...]

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          Anyone who has been following this blog realizes I’m the organic, seat of the pants, let’s see what happens next type of writer. I love to start with a character or a what if question and just start writing. I love playing with words, trying on different scenes, leading [...]

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I invited Randy Ingermanson to blog with us today because I wanted to share this interesting author and teacher with you. I read his newsletter and blog (sometimes even daily). He is interesting and has a lot of useful ideas, information and insights. He continually teaches me new things. Being me, I never follow [...]

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My routine gets upset at least twice a year: the start of school and the end of school. It seems I just get the routine down of balancing all my mothering, teaching, soccer-momming, and writing, then school is over and we’ve got extra time. A few weeks of getting the kids to stop saying, “Mom [...]

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