Writerly Ways

[cornerofmadness]

Some days I don't know what I'm doing. I've been unsuccessful in finishing my short stories. I've been lured in by other anthologies. I'm overreaching and underachieving. It happens.

I was walking to ELD and I'm reminded how much I miss being part of a writing community where we can sit and talk things out. That helps me so much. I was talking about not really having a proper villain in my nano novel. She had a great suggestion until I realized....yeah I actually HAD set it up better than I thought and that suggestion wouldn't fit without me scrapping half of what I have. Perfect.

The sequel the characters whisper to me. Sequel? How about you finish what you've started.

Open Calls

It Came From the Trailer Park: Volume 2 I REALLY want to try this one. Tailor made for where I live b ut horror/comedy is HARD

Kids Are Hell!

Strange Sunrises


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Five Steps to Creating Characters—Step Two

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Learning and Note Taking

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Turning Points: The Secret to Satisfying Conflicts

How to Outline Your Story

How We Can Beat Defensiveness

How Can My Angry Character Be Likable?

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Writers, Do You Need a Sensitivity Reader for Your Book?

Backstory as Behavior: Pathological Maneuvers and Persistent Virtues

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Comments

[rahirah]

Having a writing group really, really does help. I miss it.

[cornerofmadness]

It truly does. Kathy is in the same group as me but that arrangement just isn't the same. It's helpful yes but not as quick and you don't get the same sounding board affect

[rahirah]

Yeah... the groups I found most helpful over the years were ones where all of us were working on similar things (all in the same fandom, or something.) And all had similar ideas about how to beta.

[cornerofmadness]

Oh I agree. At least the email group is almost all SFF writers except one.

That's what I love about my Athens group, most of us as SFF but Covid has gotten in the way of that not to mention that's 40 miles one way for me.

The one that's closer is more Christian romance. They might break out in hives if they read me