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 …
Tag: Writing
Sep 27
Editing Focus 3: Line Editing
Sorry this is late in appearing, everyone…that’s what this annoying little thing called…”LIFE”… will do to a person. O.o So, I’ve been working on beta reading S.K.’s awesome new book, The Lords of Askalon (can’t WAIT for all of you to be able to read it!). Beta reading for me is mostly line-editing. However, since …
Sep 17
Editing Focus 1: The Big Picture
J. Leigh laid out our editing map very nicely last week. Today, we’re going to consider Focus 1, what I call the “big picture” edit. There are three levels present in Focus 1 — character, plot, and setting. Character Editing As we step back and look at the Big Picture, we need to consider how …
Sep 13
Preparing to Publish: Editing
As S.K. said in her last blog post, we’re celebrating the month of September with an in-depth look at the publication process. Now, I’m going to assume that you have a finished manuscript. Your story is complete. Your characters are well-rounded and you’ve inflicted on them all necessary challenges and sufferings for growth and all …
Aug 14
Understanding Character Voice
So, I had intended to write a follow-up post to the last one on scene-setting by S.K., but instead I’ve decided to write about Character Voice. It’s something that’s been on my mind lately, and I think it’s one of those essential vocabulary terms for all writers to understand. If you sit in a room …
Jun 27
When the Going Gets Tough….
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 …
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? …