V’s Snippet of the Week – #3: JUST BETA IT
Today’s snippet concerns beta readers. Specifically, how to / how not to offer feedback, from the glorious Dahlia Adler: And here’s the link to the original post.
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V’s Snippet of the Week – #2: LOOKIT THAT FANCY WRITIN’
Today’s snippet partially explains why J.K. Rowling is richer than F. Scott Fitzgerald. “I don’t care how pretty the car looks. If the engine doesn’t work — or is completely missing – your readers aren’t going for a ride. At all.” – Courtesy of Guy Bergstrom of The Red Pen of Doom, “The Secret Truth […]
V’s Snippet of the Week – #1: THE IMPORTANT THINGS
In an effort to be less wordy and blog more often, I’m going to try something new. I like to think of it as a snapshot with a journalistic twist. (Basically, pertinent or entertaining information that catches my attention. But I only share a small part of it, like a photographer focusing one tiny detail in a vast landscape.) It’s called the […]
Seven Questions with Maryann Kempher
Welcome to my new(est) blog series, SEVEN QUESTIONS with SUPER INTERESTING PEOPLE! Today’s 7Q features debut autor Maryann Kempher V: Tell me about yourself. MK: My family moved to Reno NV, where Mocha, Moonlight, and Murder is set when I was 15. I currently live in Florida with my husband and two children, two dogs and one cat. […]
V Reviews, in 20 or Less: The Silver Linings Playbook
I’ve loved Bradley Cooper since Alias. I hated Limitless. (FFS, PAY THE RUSSIAN MOBSTER FIRST.) I did NOT hate this.
V’s March Madness Goals (In Other Words, a Farewell Letter to All My Friends)
This month, I’m embarking on a somewhat NaNoWriMo-like goal of completing my current WIP within a single month. MARCH MADNESS. This is like NaNo, in that it requires strict attention to time limits, but it is unlike NaNo in that there isn’t a word count, it’s not limited to just writing goals, and there are PRIZES. […]
Thursday’s Children: Inspired by Kind Words
First off, let me just say I’m sorry for coming so late to the party, and for being such a rule breaker. When I was in grade school, this used to drive my teachers absolutely nuts. So if I haven’t done so already, let me thank Rhiann Wynn-Nolet for being kind enough to invite me to participate […]
V’s Reader Poll of the Day: Chapter Length
Today’s reader poll comes from a common question asked by writers during the initial drafting phase: How long should each of my chapters be? But in the interest of cutting right to the root of the issue, I’d like to pose a similar question: Q: As a reader, how often do you find yourself noticing chapter length? […]
On Leading a “Double Life”
A few months ago, I decided to tackle “Piece of Advice #3” (of 3,000,000) in C.J. Redwine’s book, Query: Everything You Need to Get Started, Get Noticed and Get Signed. (Link to the book) Though most writers/authors/agents/publishers would most likely agree that no one book can possibly hold ALL the secrets an aspiring author needs to […]
Just Call Me Cordelia Wallace
Cordelia: Sons and daughters of the internet, I am Cordelia! Peanut Gallery: Cordelia is a made up character in a book! Cordelia: Yes, that much is true. In real life, Cordelia is a sassy office manager who kills Diet Cokes by the hundreds, and has been known to quell a man twice her size with […]
The Cow’s Not Even for SALE!!!
So, you know that saying that all mothers in the 1950’s used to apparently tell their daughters? (At least I assume this to be the case, since every mom I’ve met repeats it often and with great enthusiasm. But just in case you’re male and/or have been raised in some kind of sedentary wilderness, I’m referring to the “why buy the cow […]
Twitter-whoring and other Unforgivable Sins
I recently joined the “Twitterverse,” which is something I swore I’d never do, right up there with getting an iPod–because iPods were for hipster elitists who couldn’t walk without a soundtrack–and taking yoga classes seriously. Unfortunately, life is not something you can ever completely predict, and it seems almost fated that you’ll inevitably end up breaking all of your carefully constructed rules […]
On Selling Yourself
Lately, I’ve been stuck in this sort of purgatory between my current life/career and the life/career that I will (hopefully) have a year from now. I feel like there’s this sort of marshy, uncertain territory that lies between where you are and where (or what) you want to be when you “grow up.” For some, it’s fame and fortune. […]
What to do when you’re beached and a whale
Okay, so I recently read a rather depressing, slightly disturbing, but altogether hilarious remark from a dear friend and colleague of mine who I would like to refer to in this mean as “Chris.” (Because that is his name-o) In a summary statement of his life at the moment, he inferred that his academic and […]
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