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May 30
Writing Creative Nonfiction
In my prior life as a university English professor, all I did was nonfiction writing. I taught it. I wrote it. I lived it. And I discovered something in the process: there is a strong tendency to want to divorce creativity from nonfiction writing. When you take a “creative writing” class in school, no one …
Feb 17
Ten Quirky Things about S.K.
Hi all! I’ll be back with some more serious posts next week…but in the meantime, would you like to know a few things about me that aren’t in my author bio? Like the fact that I have a horrible time making decisions when sunglasses and restaurants with atmosphere are involved? Or the fact that Silesia: The …
Feb 12
Jazzing up the Editing Process
Hi all! Goodness…the holidays and the New Year obviously swallowed up the SisterMuses! We have both been busily writing…just invisibly. I am feverishly working on The Artifex (Book III of the Silesia Trilogy), which will be released on August 31, 2013. J. Leigh is immersed in the world of The Madness Project, which she plans …
Nov 30
The Lords of Askalon…Now Available!!!
It’s finally here, everyone! So excited to announce the release of The Lords of Askalon, Book II in the Silesia Trilogy! The ebook is available today on Smashwords! The Kindle version should be out tomorrow and the paperback will follow shortly! A few words of thanks are in order… To my amazing husband and kids …
Nov 06
Formatting Your Print Manuscript
Well, here we are…almost a week into NaNoWriMo…and I have zero words on my NaNo novel. At this point, it’s a NO novel. Ha. But it’s for a good reason. I’ve been getting The Lords of Askalon all ready to go to press. Formatting, my friends, formatting. And that’s our topic for today. I’ll lay …
Oct 25
How to Make a Book Trailer
As promised, here’s my post on how to make a book trailer! I hope you’ve had a chance to view my Lords of Askalon trailer on the SisterMuses YouTube channel, but if not, here it is again… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdUypj4Cagg] So, now that you’ve finished watching it, I’ll explain how I put this trailer together so …
Oct 24
Lords of Askalon Book Trailer
I’m so excited to share this with you! Here is the book trailer for The Lords of Askalon! Tomorrow, I’ll be doing a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a book trailer like this for your own work! Enjoy! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdUypj4Cagg&w=560&h=315]
Oct 10
How to Listen to Your Beta Reader
Both J. Leigh and I have had two insanely busy weeks — doesn’t that always seem to happen right in the middle of huge and important projects? And it’s obvious that I “missed” my self-imposed publication deadline of October 4 for the release of Lords of Askalon. Part of that is life getting busy — …
Sep 23
Writerly Recipes: Cinnamon-Lime Sweet Tea
It’s Sunday (and that’s my fun day)…and I finished The Lords of Askalon on Friday – which means that I’m on target for its release on October 4! What do these two things have in common? It’s time for a celebration!!! I thought I’d share with you a ridiculously easy and supremely tasty recipe today, …
Sep 18
Editing Focus 2: Consistency
Yesterday, we discussed macro (Big Picture) editing, in which we ensure that all the story components do what they’re supposed to do and work harmoniously together. Today, we’re going to concentrate on another aspect of macro editing: consistency. Let’s use our same three categories — character, plot, and setting — to see what types of …