Quiet Saturday
It feels as if we are stuck in the middle of a horror movie, here in Iowa. A foggy mist hovers over the landscape hiding the sun. I can’t remember the last time I noticed sunshine. The warmer temperatures and rain today did manage to melt some of the snow and thank goodness we didn’t have [...]
Jobs and Writing
Here it is Friday, January 22, 2010 and I still feel like I’m in limbo. I am still job searching. My experience as a temp so far is – work a month, off a month. Not exactly, what I had hoped would happen. But it is not all bad; I have been sending out resumes [...]
Nano Update Two
Nanowrimo has been enjoyable so far. I have been able to keep up word wise even though I skipped yesterday with no really good reason. I have attended two of the local write-ins and I’m planning to attend tonight’s. So far we met Sunday afternoon at a coffee shop called Smokey Row. Great location, coffee [...]
Guest Blog – Cindy Gerard
This week’s post is by a local author who you may already know because she is a two time Rita winner as well as a New York Times Bestselling author. She has graciously agreed to guest blog this week. I hope you enjoy her post.
Q&A with Cindy Gerard:
Tell us about Feel The Heat.
FTH is an [...]
Meet Donna Ball
I discovered Donna Ball when I discovered one of her books—A YEAR ON LADYBUG FARM. I loved this story. It was about three women in their fifties, one divorced, one a widow, and one who devoted her life to her career as a teacher. They decide to buy a farm in a beautiful setting that [...]
Eve Savage Drawing
Just a quick message to let everyone know who won the free e-book from Eve Savage. The winner was Deanne Williams. Congratulations to Deanne. Look for a new Write A Novel With Me post tomorrow.
Writing When the Words Won't Come
I have been thinking about my story a lot over the past few days. I have also been fighting sleep. Never got to bed until 1:00 AM, last night. Worried, mostly about things I cannot control or maybe it’s just my age. They say that as we grow older, we need less sleep. Maybe that’s [...]
Inciting Incident or Plot Point? 9/7/2009
I will spend part of the day writing, even if it doesn’t happen till midnight. I have a critique group that meets tonight and have a chapter and a synopsis to go over for someone in the group.
But before I can do anything I have to meet with a seller to get some paperwork signed. [...]
Writing a Novel 9/6/2009
I am going to try to change the way I am posting about writing. I realize that I haven’t been posting as often as I should be. I am going to try to post more often hoping that it will encourage readers to participate in this process of writing a book with me. I want to help [...]
Introducing – Richard Jay Parker
I’m crossing over the pond for this interview with Richard Jay Parker, an author who came to my attention on Twitter. Considering the story line of his novel, this meeting on Twitter gives the whole thing a little edge. I hope you enjoy the interview and follow-up by reading his novel.
Let’s find out more about [...]
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Subscribe to my blog- Introducing Sarah Oltrogge March 4, 2010 Virginia
- Meet Ryan Sloth February 14, 2010 Virginia
- Shutter Island January 31, 2010 Virginia
- Week 4 – What to Do – Plot or Characters? January 27, 2010 Virginia
- Quiet Saturday January 24, 2010 Virginia
- Jobs and Writing January 22, 2010 Virginia
- Week 3 – Who’s Your Audience? January 18, 2010 Virginia
- Introducing Tricia Currans-Sheehan January 14, 2010 Virginia
- Week 2 – Brainstorming January 12, 2010 Virginia
- Week 1 – The Spark of an Idea January 8, 2010 Virginia
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