Bother. It’s hard to write about not following your own advice, isn’t it? In the last post, I made very true remarks about the importance and necessity of daily writing. Slogging ahead. No matter what. Right? Well…I got off my routine. I realized that my July 4 deadline for Lords of Askalon was incompatible with …
Category: Writing
Jun 06
The Daily Grind
I’ve been working diligently on The Lords of Askalon this past week, and I’ve learned something that I suppose I should have learned a long time ago…or perhaps I’d just forgotten it since my frantic dissertation writing days. There’s just no replacement for honest hard work when it comes to writing. I’ve called this post …
Jan 01
Happy New Year!
Just wanted to wish everyone a happy, fulfilling, and wonderful 2012 from us here at SisterMuses! We’ve had an incredible year in 2011, and I know I have so much to be thankful for—including all of you! I truly hope you are all leaving behind one amazing year to step into another even more fantastic …
Nov 16
Identity Crisis and Target Audiences
Well, I suppose it was bound to happen eventually. As a writer, I often feel like I belong on the Island of Misfit Toys. Yes, I can say (and mean completely) that I write the stories that are in my heart. BUT…where do I belong? More importantly than that, almost, where do my books belong? …
Nov 01
NaNoWriMo 2011: Day 1
So. How did your NaNoWriMo Day 1 go? 🙂 I logged 883 words today. I didn’t think I’d get 1 written…so I’m fairly pleased. But I did fall short of my 2K word goal…guess I’ll have to catch up later on in the month. As so often happens when you have a project you absolutely …
Oct 30
The Muse is a Musician
<J. Leigh sneaks in, stage right…> Ahem. Well, I’ve been a bad SisterMuse for….well…a really long time now. So here’s a little post to hopefully catapult me back into Responsible Blogging…. “Sing, goddess, the wrath of Peleus’ son, Agamemnon…” (The Iliad) “In the beginning Eru, the One, who in the Elvish tongue is named Ilúvatar, …
Oct 27
Invention
Okay, as we’re getting ready for NaNoWriMo (it’s just days away, folks!), it seems timely to talk about invention for a minute. What is invention, after all? Let’s blow the dust off an old Latin text by Horace (from the Ars Poetica): Either follow tradition or invent what is self-consistent. … If it is an …
Oct 20
Preparing for NaNoWriMo
Ahhh, it’s that time of year again. The leaves are beginning to turn, the night air is crisp, stews and hot cocoa are back on the menu, and writers everywhere are gearing up for the plunge we affectionately call NaNoWriMo. Here at SisterMuses, J. Leigh and I are both preparing for what promises to be …