“All right, class, settle down. Today’s class we’ll be continuing with our sex ed week by discussing birth control.” Paige sank in her desk, pulling her hooded sweatshirt further over her lap. She looked sideways at her classmates squirming in their seats around her. Mrs. Connor continued. “Now there are a variety of birth control options available. Some prevent pregnancy. Some prevent STDs. Who can tell me what STD stands for from Monday’s class?” Uncomfortable giggles surrounded Paige who stared at her desk, avoiding eye contact with Mrs. Connor. Blood rose to her face, shining through the halo of baby [...]
A Little Accountability
I’ve been beta reading the NaNoWriMo project of my lovely friend the Drama Mama and it’s got me thinking. Whatever happened to my NaNo project? You know, the I wrote 50k words last November novel and then did nothing with it project. Yeah, that one. So, here’s what happened. After I finished, I decided to take a break. My original decision was to take until March 1 and then start revisions. I was pretty burned out after that month, and everything I’ve read says you really should get some space from your work so you can edit effectively. So [...]
Story Structure
Writing Wednesday again. The part of this blog where I write about what I’m learning on my journey to become a published author. One of my beliefs about writing is that some of it can be learned. There is the artistic part of writing that comes naturally or is honed by much practice. Then there’s the craft part, the nuts and bolts, ways to make our writing stronger, clearer, and more effective. I believe this can be learned. Why? Because if it can’t, I’m totally wasting my time. And so, I read books about writing in hopes of picking up [...]
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