Archive for the 'Writing' Category
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Is this for REAL?
Every once in a while, I peruse Fictionpress.com for Really Bad Writing. Maybe I’m just snarky like that, or masochistic. Whatever it is, I occasionally unearth a doozy — usually written by a teenager.
I have never seen anything like this, though, and it makes me wonder if someone is faking it. A [...]
Published by Sunbeam on July 23rd, 2007 tagged Rants, Writing | 8 Comments »
The Fantasy Novelist’s Exam
I just found via another funny writing site (Miss Snark, literary agent), the Fantasy Novelist’s Exam.
The intro:
Ever since J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis created the worlds of Middle Earth and Narnia, it seems like every windbag off the street thinks he can write great, original fantasy, too. The problem is that most of this “great, [...]
Published by Sunbeam on May 1st, 2007 tagged Writing | Comments Off
Some Writing Snark ;)
We went on a marriage retreat a week ago, and on the way I discovered some fun typos and oxymorons that I thought I’d share here, since I’m supposed to be making this a writing blog.
1. Is it Tibetan?
Seen on a sign in Starbucks in North Bend, WA:
FREE COFFEE
*Ask me how*
This reason this is funny [...]
Published by Sunbeam on April 10th, 2007 tagged Writing | Comments Off
I actually submitted something!
I got an email in my inbox the other day from Gather.com, a website I’ve been a member of for a few months, but haven’t really participated in at all. There’s a contest going on through the end of April, whose grand prize winners (voted on at the end of May and announced in [...]
Published by Sunbeam on April 10th, 2007 tagged Writing | 2 Comments »
Off The Cuff
Now that I’m leaning heavily toward making this blog all about writing, I’ve been working on plans for several posts dealing with various writing topics, examples I’ve found, and personal observations I’ve made over time. I’ve also been fashioning a post for several days focusing on paid-to-post websites. It’s not done yet, because [...]
Published by Sunbeam on February 8th, 2007 tagged Writing | Comments Off
The Writing Life
I’ll post here again sometime. My husband is home now, and he gets computing priority. Once I get down to it, this will become a writing blog, with reviews as practice, probably cross-posted to another site, such as Helium.com or Gather.com.
I’m making changes in my career life, putting Mary Kay aside completely and [...]
Published by Sunbeam on January 22nd, 2007 tagged General, Writing | Comments Off
More About Writing
If you didn’t read it in my other blog, I finished NaNoWriMo at 21,348 words. It’s about time I updated here, huh?
Well, I’m posting about a different story now. I had a fantasy snippet I wrote before NaNoWriMo started, but I was stuck at an impasse and let it lie for [...]
Published by Sunbeam on December 15th, 2006 tagged Writing | 1 Comment »
A Novel Affair
Okay, so instead of writing my novel, I’ve been goofing off a bit. This little distraction was something I came up with while messing around with last year’s novel’s playlist in iTunes (I had a new song I needed to put in there).
What happens if your Chick Lit novel suspects you’re cheating on it?
Published by Sunbeam on November 23rd, 2006 tagged Writing | Comments Off
Muse Hunting
I guess I grossed out my muse this week with various stomach and abdominal issues. She has fled the coop — and I have ONE WEEK left to write 34,323 words. I am STUMPED. I’d think being laid up on a couch for three days would give me plenty of time to [...]
Published by Sunbeam on November 21st, 2006 tagged Writing | Comments Off
NaNoWriMo Cometh!
Just a few more weeks till NaNoWriMo begins!
This means I will actually WRITE! This has been my dryest year. Maybe. I miss writing so much, but it’s been relegated to “stuff to do for fun, when there’s time”, and when I actually try, there’s NOTHING.
I’ve been reviewing my priorities in my mind [...]