Hi everyone! I’m so excited to be visiting with Laura, lovely proprietor of the fun and sassy book blog, “Little Read Riding Hood”, as part of her blogoversary celebrations! Woohoo!! *throws confetti* Kate SeRine: Congratulations on reaching this major milestone, Laura! So, tell me, what made you want to start your own book […]
If you’ve been hanging out on my blog lately, you’ve probably seen me gush about Cecy Robson’s THE WEIRD GIRLS: A NOVELLA. Well, I just finished an ARC of her debut urban fantasy novel, SEALED WITH A CURSE, and let me tell you, folks — it totally blew me away! The things I loved about the […]
Seeing as how it’s been a while since I’ve posted a writing exercise for those of you caught in a love-hate relationship with your muse, I thought I’d re-post a slightly revised version of one of my favorite writing assignments from my previous blog. Creating Suspense When I have a scene that just isn’t working […]
As those of you who’ve been following for a while know, I used to blog under a pseudonym, but when I began the transition from pre-published to published author, I discontinued that blog to launch this one. However, because some of the issues for writers are the same regardless of your publishing status, I’ve decided to […]
I’m procrastinating. I should be working on my current manuscript, but (as is my tradition) I’m experiencing an annoying case of writer’s block now that I’ve hit the two-thirds mark. I have no idea why I always hit a wall at this point in a manuscript. Maybe it’s because I write nearly every scene in […]
NY Times Best-Selling Author, Bob Mayer will be in Indianapolis, IN on Saturday, April 21, 2012 presenting his Writer’s Toolkit. This will be an all day workshop beginning at 8am continuing until 5pm at the Marriot East Hotel located at 7202 East 21st Street. Special room rates are available for conference attendees. Cost is $75 […]
For me, the first step in beginning any new project is fleshing out my characters. I spend a lot of time mulling over not just each character’s personal appearance (which, honestly, could change anyway) but also his/her personality traits, quirks, nervous habits, taste in clothes and music, favorite movies, and so on — even if […]
My sister gave birth this morning to my beautiful niece, Piper. Debate over the perfect middle name had waged for months between the expectant mama and papa — with those of us on the outside lobbying for our favorites. They finally decided (just this morning!) to go with my sister’s own middle name. My little […]
When people find out I’m a writer, one of the first questions that inevitably comes up is where I get all of the ideas for my stories. Well, the truth is, I get inspiration from pretty much anywhere and everywhere–a news story, the lyrics of a song, a dream, a photograph, a snippet of dialogue […]