tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.comments2024-03-11T03:04:52.544-05:00All Things WritingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01969128607361895190noreply@blogger.comBlogger1211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-55228604256442296092017-07-15T14:44:35.529-05:002017-07-15T14:44:35.529-05:00Yes, I do the same. I write fast and hard and then...Yes, I do the same. I write fast and hard and then go back to add in five senses. Again, such a basic thing to do. You'd think it would be something automatic in my head at this point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-45622484072983774652017-07-15T13:34:19.970-05:002017-07-15T13:34:19.970-05:00It helps me to remember there are five senses and ...It helps me to remember there are five senses and they each play a role in a story. It's easy to forget, so I'll often insert those details during the editing process.Amy M. Readehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313132085132011921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-76964138248383181092017-07-14T15:24:05.867-05:002017-07-14T15:24:05.867-05:00It never hurts to double check the basics! It never hurts to double check the basics! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-16433145463468159082017-07-14T15:23:13.309-05:002017-07-14T15:23:13.309-05:00Thanks, Kaye! I can't believe I'm still gu...Thanks, Kaye! I can't believe I'm still guilty of not setting the scene as much as I need to after all these years! However, I have also read several novels lately that were wonderful, but could have used a bit more in this area. Thanks for commenting! Hope you are doing well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-12674721370400749682017-07-14T12:07:12.085-05:002017-07-14T12:07:12.085-05:00This is one of the lessons pounded into me by my c...This is one of the lessons pounded into me by my critique group early on, and I still have to go back in my editing to be sure to add the sensory details.Laura Elvebakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244784234252040454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-39786492609018911482017-07-14T10:05:47.294-05:002017-07-14T10:05:47.294-05:00I just critiqued some novel chapters that were won...I just critiqued some novel chapters that were wonderful except for this. Forgetting to tell us where we are and what it looks like can leave the reader adrift in her own imagination. When you give a detail later--it's too late. The reader has already filled it in! I do believe in leaving a lot to the reader's imagination, but not the basics. Good post!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-20952267805316128882017-06-19T11:52:54.816-05:002017-06-19T11:52:54.816-05:00Excellent post. And YA is technically a genre for...Excellent post. And YA is technically a genre for older teens, although most people assume it is geared for middle schoolers since they gravitate to it. For parents who worry about the possibility of sex in YA novels, they should check out "middle grades" novels. As a 7th grade ELAR teacher, I know that there are some excellent books that are appropriate for younger teens and tweens. 27mrsgreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-5911726189833277032015-09-09T06:39:43.956-05:002015-09-09T06:39:43.956-05:00My mystery/suspense novel stayed on Hot and Trendi...My mystery/suspense novel stayed on Hot and Trending for all thirty days of the campaign, which delighted me since I had erroneously believed final decisions were crowdsourced. Not so much apparently. I received notification this morning that KindleScout decided not to publish the book. <br /><br />I've been a professional novelist for twenty-three years and have won multiple awards. A nonfiction book published by Warner Books (now Grand Central) was a bestseller. Even if my grousing sounds like sour grapes, ask yourself what the chances were that the book I submitted to the campaign actually sucked. Now ask yourself why KindleScout goes to such elaborate lengths to pretend as though they publish books based on votes. <br /><br />There's something rotten in the state of Amazon. I would really like to know what it is. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142245232978996809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-53075735852386716462015-07-03T00:51:29.097-05:002015-07-03T00:51:29.097-05:00Amazing tips you have shared for writing e books t...Amazing tips you have shared for <a href="http://www.ebookmasters.net/" rel="nofollow">writing e books</a> to increase sales. I never think deep about these tips. Thanks for sharing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717835674925427527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-87500768977297785812015-06-19T14:43:05.250-05:002015-06-19T14:43:05.250-05:00That IS puzzling. They take erotica, but not graph...That IS puzzling. They take erotica, but not graphic sexual content. VERY puzzling.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-61924650237904848722014-11-19T08:35:53.865-06:002014-11-19T08:35:53.865-06:00I like Pinterest. There is a lot of information th...I like Pinterest. There is a lot of information there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-29321796814241479162014-08-27T17:36:48.302-05:002014-08-27T17:36:48.302-05:00Better start writing. If only my writing time was...Better start writing. If only my writing time wasn't bookended by "Stuff You Didn't Do" and "Stuff You Should Be Doing".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-45149352156219998202014-08-09T23:48:39.361-05:002014-08-09T23:48:39.361-05:00Something silly, but I'm picky about the dishe...Something silly, but I'm picky about the dishes in the cupboard. If my boys don't put it in the right place, including silverware, I do. I hate things out of place. That's one of my quirks or several more. lolJ.S. Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832152980381929422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-24656031820661780472014-07-21T16:30:29.824-05:002014-07-21T16:30:29.824-05:00Oh, I hope so! Please do! Have a brilliant time, w...Oh, I hope so! Please do! Have a brilliant time, wish I was going.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137726912494699078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-28310583093682671312014-07-21T12:56:52.245-05:002014-07-21T12:56:52.245-05:00Thanks again for being on the blog, CD! I'm pl...Thanks again for being on the blog, CD! I'm planning to point some New Adult writers your way when I'm at the RWA conference. You may get bombarded.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-65838272619515043872014-07-21T12:31:24.881-05:002014-07-21T12:31:24.881-05:00Thanks so much for hosting me Mary Ann! So glad to...Thanks so much for hosting me Mary Ann! So glad to be here. Hoping to get lots of questions and subs from my visit :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555762333955435029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-83323449480416183342014-07-07T08:42:52.638-05:002014-07-07T08:42:52.638-05:00Have fun, Esmae!Have fun, Esmae!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-17674025858541636982014-06-30T14:41:34.246-05:002014-06-30T14:41:34.246-05:00Thanks so much for sharing!!Thanks so much for sharing!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223951691393702179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-73132480980366064802014-06-16T09:58:16.069-05:002014-06-16T09:58:16.069-05:00Nice article, Kathryn! Thanks for being a part of ...Nice article, Kathryn! Thanks for being a part of All Things Writing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-42550153010109217762014-06-01T12:27:10.989-05:002014-06-01T12:27:10.989-05:00I'd love to get together on one of our Austin ...I'd love to get together on one of our Austin trips. They're not frequent, but we DO get there a couple of times a year or so.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-36787537352077863682014-06-01T10:01:12.873-05:002014-06-01T10:01:12.873-05:00Thanks, Kaye! Lots of great things have been going...Thanks, Kaye! Lots of great things have been going of late! We need to catch up some time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-52491120697448064602014-05-31T09:56:41.623-05:002014-05-31T09:56:41.623-05:00I'm so happy about this, Mary Ann! Congratulat...I'm so happy about this, Mary Ann! Congratulations!!!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-76702421197221645602014-03-31T10:07:45.685-05:002014-03-31T10:07:45.685-05:00Do you know that Gypsy Rose Lee wrote a murder mys...Do you know that Gypsy Rose Lee wrote a murder mystery? It's called The G-String Murders. I found an ancient copy at a church or estate sale and it sits proudly on my bookshelf. She was quite a woman.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-26664589897356453902014-03-31T05:43:45.675-05:002014-03-31T05:43:45.675-05:00Nice spot! I really liked learning about Gypsy Ros...Nice spot! I really liked learning about Gypsy Rose Lee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272865345029946809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637035864156536177.post-70827839928569878802014-03-05T07:20:12.795-06:002014-03-05T07:20:12.795-06:00Great list!Great list!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.com