Are you scratching your head yet? Good. In a recent discuss with my fellow writing geeks, it was brought to my attention that I have a unique tell in my writing. If I submitted a story, so long as this was part of it, they would go, “Ah-ha! This is Jami’s piece.” Further ribbing discussion […]
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When Characters Have Had Enough #writing #storyarc #writingtips
I’m finishing up TOUCHED BY FATE before sending it off to be polished and prettied for consumption, and as this is my sixth book, you would think I’d know better than to try to force my characters to do what I want, right? *sigh* Okay, so I’m a slow learner. I’ve mentioned I’m not much […]
Continue readingWhat’s the Real Story? #writing #writers
Normally I don’t share much about my Prankster Duo, namely because they believe its equivalent to sharing naked baby in the sink (or on the rug) pictures. Yet, this particular happening had me thinking about what writing really means to me. Here’s the background: One of my friends is mom to one of their friends. […]
Continue readingWould Any Other Name Really Smell As Sweet? #titles #writers
Good ol’ Billy Shakespeare lamented, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Yeah, Billy Boy, I have to disagree. Names are important, like REALLY important when you’re a writer. Even more so, when you’re about to name your prodigy in printed form. Writers will […]
Continue readingBalancing on the Marketing Wire for Writers #marketing #writing
With five books under my belt (four in print, the fifth currently in eformat, with print scheduled in May 2015), learning the ins and outs of marketing as a writer has been hit or miss for four years. It hasn’t been an easy road by any stretch of the imagination (and I’ve got a wild […]
Continue readingTime…sweet, sweet time #writinglife #writing
We’ve officially survived the first month of a new year. Everyone make it through? All limbs attached? *two arms-check, two legs-check, head-little wobbly, brain—-brain? BRAIN? Great we have a runner!* We’ve settled nicely into the new shack. Enough so that I’m finding it easier to write at home, rather than ditching the males and heading […]
Continue readingWriting outside the box #writingtips
We’ve all heard the term, “Think outside the box”, what about writing outside the plot box? Here’s the thing, there’s a sense of safety by staying within the structure of a pre-determined plot. You’ve done your pre-writing work, you have your characters, their motivations, their history, you’ve got your first third, second third, and last […]
Continue readingWhy Outlining is Not in my Future #writingtips
Previously I did a post regarding writing rules and I mentioned they were not my friends. Let me introduce you to the one that drives me the most crazy, the one I’ve had to part ways with if I want to remain a partially sane writer–the outline. Now, there are many, many writers who swear […]
Continue readingWhen To Dump Those Writing Rules #writing #breaktherules
Everything we do has rules, right? And writing has a PLETHORA of rules. Write what you know. Do your research. You must have an outline. Your characters must have depth. You must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Don’t headhop. Don’t…don’t…do…do… A writer could get lost in the rules. Hell, the rules can […]
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