Friday, April 10, 2009

songs to write by

[The Kings of Southern Rock – The Allman Brothers Band] If you're writing about the South, you need to listen to some Southern music. In my case that's Southern rock. Since Beautiful Creatures, and the sequel we are writing now, are about a lot more than just the South, I need a few other songs […]

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

in the weeds

I've been in the same chapter for two days. Two days is a long time to spend on 10 pages, at least for me. But this is one of those times when writing is hard. And I have to get it right. Because even though it's a first draft, I want our editors J &J […]

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Monday, April 6, 2009

the solitude of my silent suffering

it's been a while since we waded through the swamps of my tortured teenage mindhere's another one from my younger self try not to suffer through the silence of my solitude…                                                                       1990

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Friday, April 3, 2009

writing is hard

Writing is hard or easy, depending on the day. Sometimes when I'm working on a scene, I can see the whole thing in my mind as if it was a movie. I can see the trees or the house. I can hear the characters talking to one another. Then it's cake. I just start typing […]

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Monday, March 23, 2009
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book 2: stepping out of the shadow

It's an undeniable fact. The second book in a series is like the younger brother in the family – always trying to get out of the shadow of his big brother. Not to mention that second books don't always deliver. So that's where Marg and I are…trying to make sure our second book is worthy […]

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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the relationship between writing and pizza

Margie loves to work in the library and eat chocolate cake and drink lattes. I don't mind the library, but I'll trade it any day for the comfy chair in Margie's office or the leather one in Ashly's library. For me, this is the perfect storm: 1) The comfy chair (during the day) or my […]

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