Programmer, Writer, Mom
Posted in Personal on Mar 11th, 2010
Wayne Berry is guest posting today for me — a different kind of post than his usual stuff over here.
Four Year Old: “Why do I have to scrap my plate in the garbage can?”
Me:
If we don’t scrap our plates and we leave them on the counter mice will come up from our basement and [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Feb 13th, 2010
I noticed recently something that doesn’t work for me as a reader that I didn’t think about as a writer: flashbacks or other devices that rearrange story time. An example, first chapter is X years before inciting incident, in order to set up a character with a given history. The rest for the story is [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Jan 14th, 2010
I picked up Misa Ramirez’s first book in her Lola Cruz Mystery Series: Living the Vida Lola. The book was suggested on a “Like Janet” list. I was doubly excited to read it when I realized Misa Ramirez had an article in the most recent RWA magazine about marketing plans for writers: “How to Write [...]