Programmer, Writer, Mom
Posted in Writing/Reading on Apr 2nd, 2010
I’ve been reading about outlining and scenes recently. I read an article by Lazette Gifford about phase outlining. Now, I’m reading The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer by Sandra Scofield. Lazette Gifford defines a phase as: Phases are written out as key phrases that will bring the next set of lines — [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Mar 28th, 2010
Living in the Northwest is very different from the desert of West Texas where I grew up. In Midland, life had to be defended from the elements: hail, sand storm, and drought. But up here, the worst thing is getting wet. When I throw seeds in the garden, I know they will come up. No [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Mar 25th, 2010
Dear three people who read this (I know because I use Google Analytics): Since I’m both a computer programmer and writer, and I seem to be meeting other people that are also techie and fiction writers, I thought I would start interviewing these people more formally and allow them to pitch their wares in return. [...]