My grandfather was a West Texas cowboy. When he was ten years old in 1902, he rode his pony alongside his parents’ wagon for three weeks from Abilene to Fort Davis. He’d made the trip once before, as a tiny child, when his mother traveled to Fort Davis to return… Read more“Riding the purple sage”
Tag: Fiction Writing Advice
Proofing
IT ARRIVED. Hot dog, is it pretty.
Dreaming a three-dimensional dream
We got home from our San Francisco trip yesterday evening to a notification from Lightning Source that the proof of my book had been shipped overnight UPS. You all know what that means, don’t you? Yes, you do. I will not be eating, breathing, or blinking today until the UPS… Read more“Dreaming a three-dimensional dream”
Philosophizing, continued—what’s your dream?
Three things happened yesterday. Well, one of them happened over the weekend plus yesterday. And it was you. What profound people you all are! I was amazed at how much thought and introspection went into your answers to the question, “Why do you write?”. From The Four Part Land’s “because… Read more“Philosophizing, continued—what’s your dream?”
Philosophizing—why are you here?
I’m going to be in San Francisco next week—my husband will be presenting at the 2010 Embedded Linux Conference, and I’m taking my son to see the King Tut exhibit for the second time before it goes home to Egypt forever—therefore I won’t be trawling the Internet much for writing… Read more“Philosophizing—why are you here?”
Still calling for favorite novels & stories
Here’s our list so far: “A Christmas Memory” by Truman Capote “Eveline” by James Joyce To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee A Year Down Yonder & A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck Animal Farm by George Orwell The Hunger Games & Catching Fire (YA) by Suzanne Collins… Read more“Still calling for favorite novels & stories”
Getting our ISBNs, asking for great novel recommendations
Received our ISBNs today! And they are lovely little devils. Now I’m going to open a topic for you all, because I’m outlining the Workbooks to go with THE ART & CRAFT OF FICTION, and I’m going to use a lot of examples of character development and plotting from real… Read more“Getting our ISBNs, asking for great novel recommendations”
Getting recommended by Preditors & Editors
This is worth breaking the Weekend Silence for: I just got an extremely cool recommendation from Dave Kuzminski of Preditors & Editors ™: “The only thing Victoria doesn’t reveal in The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner’s Manual is the secret handshake. Otherwise, a lot of authors are going… Read more“Getting recommended by Preditors & Editors”
E-release, on She Writes
I wrote about the release of my book for She Writes today, my final guest post for them.
Guest posting on the Urban Muse
Hey, guys! I’m today’s guest poster for Susan Johnston’s insightful blog on freelance writing, the Urban Muse. Check it out. I’m teaching them to write like fiction writers. . .