Brainstorming is a blast! My middle grade WIP is a time travel story. The protagonist is a 12-year-old boy who’s into rockets and robotics and such, but gets zapped back to the 1830s. There are thefts for which he gets … Continue reading
Category Archives: WIP
Begin at the Beginning – a Plotter Tries Being a Pantser
Which came first – the chicken or the egg? The beginning or the end? When you write a story, do you start by knowing the characters and the opening, and then write to see where it takes you? (Option 1, … Continue reading
Using NaNoWriMo Lessons – Editing by Chunks
I’m not doing NaNoWriMo this year. There, I’ve admitted it out loud. I’ve decided to spend my sanity on keeping up with my homework as a “returning mature student,” developing my blog, and finishing (yes, you read that right), finishing … Continue reading
