I am often hamstrung by a trait that looks like perfectionism, and might be considered a cousin of it: correctionism. (I made that word up, FYI. It’s not perfect! But it will have to do!)
Correct vs. Perfect
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Tragedy and the Making of Legends
I am very legitimately worried that I cannot write legendary stories without a willingness to kill off characters I treasure.
Instinctual
In retrospect, I realize that I should have followed my instincts with WoHH. It’s a fine book as it is, a fun paranormal M/M/F romp with love, magic, and mystery. I’m proud of it! But what could it have been?
The Future of Grieving Futures
Back in 2010 or so, I wrote a book I call Grieving Futures detailing the slow collapse of my family and my emergence from that as an adult orphan. It's a painful book and in retrospect I'd write it very differently, if I were writing it today. But it is also an...
Updatery part elevenhundy
If you've been keeping up with my blog at all (I mean, who hasn't, amirite?!?!?) then you've been keeping up with my "blog a day for a year" posts, right up until there were no more blogs-a-day. I stopped before I hit the 200 mark, so yeah, far from making the goal of...
{192} Hittin’ the (metaphorical) road!
Now that the "advent" series is over and the new year is in full effect, I'm moving on to putting plans in motion. I'm not big on making resolutions as I feel those have been, at least for me, a fast track to frustration when I fail to meet them. But my "plans" could...
{180}Writer vs. Storyteller
An interesting thought exchange with ClassicalSass about "why post/publish your writing?" led me back around to the idea of being a writer vs. being a storyteller. Yes, of course, there is critical overlap there. I'm not talking about hard definitions, or the...
{168} When Authors are Human too
History Lesson! I was a young girl in the 70s and 80s (I “graduated” high school in 1986, so those where my years of coming up into being a young adult). I read a lot, and sometimes dreamed of writing stories for others to read. Writers were my favorite celebrities...
{167} Casting couch
I have to 'cast' characters I write with actors I know, and honestly, it is a lot of fun. Right now I'm mulling on a seekrit projekt, and one of the leads is played in my head by JR Bourne (he of Star Gate 1 and Teen Wolf fame): RAWR!!! It's not just hot men, though....