Stretch Goals
Oh yes. That little thing called “Weekend Warrior.” This is an in-house contest run by participants of the Codex Writing...
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nancywaldman
Aug 14, 2015
No Place to Hide
The other day while we were taking our evening walk, he told me about a “stupid mistake” (is there any other kind?) he’d made. Then he...
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nancywaldman
Feb 7, 2013
Recipe for Revision
For the last week or so, I’ve been working on the novel I wrote in November during NaNoWriMo. Today I admitted to myself, that while...
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nancywaldman
Dec 4, 2012
The Pitch
As for the book itself, I’m still not sure about my title, “Plasticity.” I like it and it fits the subject matter, but it probably sells...
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nancywaldman
Nov 5, 2012
Day 5 – Showing Character
from Astute Graphics Today, my main character showed her character. Up to now, she’s been more self-involved and confused than anything...
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nancywaldman
Nov 4, 2012
Day 4 – Getting to the Point
Today, I could not get to The Point. I planned on writing the MC’s Fateful Decision. That point at which she makes a decision that will...
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nancywaldman
Nov 3, 2012
Day 3 – The Fun Part
photo courtesy of practicalowl Yesterday, my MC was walking home from her job, exhausted and worried, when she suddenly decided to climb...
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nancywaldman
Nov 2, 2012
Day 2 – Scrivener
I’ll let you know when that day comes. I worked on the Pitch again. It’s getting closer. Still not ready to post it on the Nanowrimo...
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nancywaldman
Nov 1, 2012
Day 1 – A Pitch in Time
I was surprisingly anxious about beginning, but found it neither too hard nor too easy. Maybe that’s what we call “just right?”...
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nancywaldman
Oct 31, 2012
A Month of Words
In case there is anyone out there who doesn’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It’s an idea, a concept, a...
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nancywaldman
Aug 16, 2012
Kangaroos are Cool
Canadians do not say such sentences casually. We say it with the same emotion as someone would say, “I won the lottery!” It stays cold...
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nancywaldman
Jul 18, 2012
Seeing Voices
So how do you come up with complex, interesting characters? Get them to talk. Engage them in conversation. Ask them questions not only...
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nancywaldman
Jun 15, 2012
Author Interviews
Third Person Press is coming out with Unearthed, Volume 3 of The Speculative Elements Series in late June. In a lead-up to this release,...
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nancywaldman
Jul 16, 2010
Quality I – Critiques
Do not give out your first drafts. Do at least one complete revision before submitting it to someone else. Use family members with...
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nancywaldman
Jun 29, 2010
Quantity
quantity Some people don’t want you to know this, but writing is like most things*: the more you do it, the easier it gets. Way back in...
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nancywaldman
Jun 2, 2010
Trusting the Glimmers
#ideas #question #decisions #stories #NeilGaiman #advice #glimmers #thoughts #tips #fiction #inspiration #onwriting #Writing
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nancywaldman
May 29, 2010
S.P.O.T. List
working draft When I became an editor for Third Person Press, I had no idea what a vast improvement being this role would make to my own...
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nancywaldman
May 28, 2010
Shiny and New
[singlepic id=7 w=320 h=240 float=left]Getting a writing project to the completed draft stage is delightful, but there’s a downside. If...
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