Tag Archives: the novel in progress

Storyboard, Aug 3

This is what my storyboard for book two looked like two days ago. (The part with the green background.) It had three cards on it when I started writing book one.  While writing book one, I occasionally slapped new cards … Continue reading

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And behind door number three…

If you’re not interested in the creative process and how I get from “idea” to “book,” you’ll want to skip this one. So.  I have had a storyboard on the wall for book two in my trilogy for, maybe 18 … Continue reading

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This is not the new post I promised.

Not exactly. That will require the finding of the camera. But as an experiment, I attempted to recreate the photo here using the camera on my MacBook. Erm, not so successful. But, anyway, a few notes and a picture to … Continue reading

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Is it time to push, yet?

Is it aways this hard? I think the answer is yes. When I finish a book or script, I usually really, really like the ending.  And because I look back at them and think, “I like how I did that,” … Continue reading

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Stupid writer tricks.

No, I don’t really think these are stupid. But I called them that because, well, whatev.  I just did. The first time I sold a novel, I wrote it with a certain voice in my head, a voice that ran … Continue reading

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