Posts in the Category: DIARY OF A DRAFT
By Lia
Posted in - DIARY OF A DRAFT on May 24th, 2013
This is the beginning of the next eleven days, during which I’m going to complete the second draft of A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS. The colors are for different acts: blue for the first …
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By Lia
Posted in - DIARY OF A DRAFT & THE WRITING LIFE on May 23rd, 2013
Developing a writing process is something that comes with experience, by trial and error.
I’m not sure I’ve found the perfect way for me yet, but I do like to see the story visually before I …
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By Lia
Posted in - DIARY OF A DRAFT on March 25th, 2013
I just got back from a writing retreat in Lake Tahoe with authors Ellen Hopkins, Kristin Elizabeth Clark, and Jim Averbeck. We had a lakefront cabin, lots of wine, and each other’s company, so you …
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By Lia
Posted in - DIARY OF A DRAFT & THE WRITING LIFE on January 13th, 2013
If what you’re writing has no special meaning, unique to you, dump it. Start something that does.
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By Lia
Posted in - DIARY OF A DRAFT on April 11th, 2012
Sometimes a change is as good as a rest, so a few days ago I packed up my plot board, world-building board, most essential research books, computer, bewildered dog… and a few hastily …
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