For the last month, I’ve been slogging through first round revisions for my self-dubbed “light and fun” YA contemporary, and it’s been hell. The revision process has been so bad I recently had a weekend-long panic attack. While I’m known to tweet/FB things like “Revisions. Grrr…,” I’m not opposed to the process. It’s an accepted fact of the writer life.
There’s nothing better than getting advice from professionals in our desired field. Sometimes it’s even important to get advice from something that doesn’t involve our field at all. This is the case with this snippet from the television show Extras. This clip makes me laugh every single time. I hope it does the same for you. Ian McKellen on Extras
This weekend while we were supposed to be ravaged by Hurricane Tropical Storm A Lot of Wind Irene, I spent more time hammering out my latest WIP. I got tired of watching bad 90s television for background noise and decided I would see what entertainment On Demand had for me. Don’t judge The first two movies in the Step Up
Every Wednesday, YA Highway asks their readership a simple question to answer on your blog. Once you answer, you link your blog in the comments for other readers to hop on board. This is Road Trip Wednesday. Today’s Topic: How do you beat writer’s block? Sometimes I think the ladies at YA Highway read my mind. I’m beginning to burn
We all have those moments where the ideas/words/brilliance don’t come. If you’re like me, these times when nothing ends up on the page mean a lot of bitchy behavior until the block passes. If you’re also like me, you like to expedite that process. The question is how? I’ve talked about this before, but that was more geared to when