Writer Unboxed

Writer Unboxed had the honor recently of interviewing one of the motion-picture industry’s best advisors, Michael Hauge. Not only is Michael a consultant for most of the top film studios in Hollywood, he’s also a highly sought-after speaker and author with plenty to offer screenwriters and novelists alike. His new book, Selling your Story in […]

Stick a fork in it.
After a solid year plus four months of writing (and five years of gestating in my brain), my WIP is finished.  Monday I mailed to my agent for her revisions, and I can take a break.
Whew.
Regular blog readers know I’ve been using Holly Lisle’s One-Pass Manuscript Revision process for this project, my […]

I feel kind of bad about this.
I was asked to become a contributor to Writer Unboxed in order to offer encouragement and inspiration to other writers. But lately, I’ve felt in short supply of those things myself. My novel-in-progress has run aground just past the halfway mark. I’ve tried reminding myself that this has happened […]

I’ve always heard about writers working on multiple projects at one time and never really understood how they managed it.
On the other hand, as much as I enjoy writing I’m one of those people who can only ever write in hour long bursts. It probably has something to do with the way I plan my writing […]

The Michael Hauge interview has definitely amped up my interest in secrets of successful screenwriters. One thing Kath and I have been chatting a little about is the logline or “one-line” as it’s sometimes called in Hollywood. This line is important whether you’re a screenwriter or a novelist, because when an agent or editor – […]

And let us know that JK Rowling is hard at work on the last book in her series.  Currently she’s trying to decide between two titles.  I think she should call Book Seven “Harry Potter and the Bawling Literary Set” as everyone from readers to publishers to movie goers are going to be crying a […]

If you missed part 1 of the Michael Hauge interview, do yourself a favor and click here right now, then come on back.
Not only is Michael Hauge a script consultant for some of the major film houses in Hollywood and a respected and well-traveled lecturer, he consults with attorneys, psychologists, corporations and individuals on employing […]

Even more than the lives of the feline Clans in Warriors, the YA fantasy line that I edit for Working Partners LTD, adult genre fiction can seem to be all about boundaries, fierce demarcations outlined in the marketing department’s blood. And when genres are mixed, readers know all about it before they even prise open […]

“Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies…”
Now before you start wondering if I’ve lost track of the calendar, let me tell you that I haven’t. This, in fact, isn’t even my posting day, but I read an article this morning about this that I had to share.
Today is the […]

You don’t have to be happy to write. You also don’t have to be catatonically depressed, recovering from a dysfunctional childhood and/or substance abuse problem, or feel bad about your neck. But . . .
You absolutely cannot write if you are fearful or ashamed. Not that you can’t write about fear or shame; but you […]

Firstly thanks to Therese and Kathleen for inviting me over to Writer Unboxed to write an occasional post. Some of you may know me from my own infrequently updated blog, but it’s only fitting to introduce myself for those of you who don’t. I’m thirty years old, an aspiring novelist writing an ever-growing fantasy series, […]

Surfing the best of the writers’ blogs so you don’t have to.
Welcome to the first Linktopia in our new forum.
Therese and I are kicking off the week with Monday linky goodness so those of us who like to ease into the workaday world can delay it a little by blogging.  Works for me.
The prize if […]