Surprise!
NOTE: I’m not a Christian, and this is Christian—it’s also beautiful, and wonderful. Enjoy—and Merry Christmas. Sent to me by Amy Kuhns, and definitely good enough to pass on. … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Aside from customer service, I’m going to be offline between now and January 10, 2011. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, or simply enjoy the holiday season however you celebrate it. Be well, and I’ll see you soon. Holly … Continue reading →
Your Online Presence: Creating A Haven for the People You Want to Know
My older son was in the Air Force and on the way to Afghanistan when he went to my writing diary to check on a question I’d asked my readers for him. He called me up after spending a few hours on the site, and the first words out of his mouth were “I just read your blog, and I … Continue reading →
WABWM — Jace and the Job
More words on HELP WANTED tonight. Again, I’ve not been able to work on this regularly. Because of the headaches, I’m at a creative low ebb…but tonight I got 554 words in a bit over 30 minutes, and this through the headache. I figured out how Jace’s job works, which is a big deal, because she ends up with just … Continue reading →
Jace, Quin, and the Baseball Bat
My main character, Jace, has developed a Type A personality. Quin, ostensibly her butler, has the same Type A personality. She’s American, he’s British, and neither of them sees eye to eye on much of anything. Each of them is determined to get the other to work the way they think work should be done. A baseball bat gets frequent … Continue reading →
iBooks, My Clinics, and the Magic Button
My Magic Button at iBooks showed up today, and I have now uploaded Plot Clinic, Culture Clinic, Language Clinic, and Page-Turning Scenes to Apple. Probably on Friday you’ll be able to find them there. Virtual double-chunk chocolate-chip cookie to the first person who spots them before I do. 5:04 pm – Just Heard… The queue for books to go live … Continue reading →
Discussion: Why Everyone SHOULDN’T Like You
New article on the main site: Writing With Integrity: Why Everyone SHOULDN’T Like You. Because writers are so often pushed to do anything that will get them more readers (and I’ve been through this, and can attest that it happens), I think it’s important to point out when changing what and how you write to pursue new readers is a … Continue reading →
The Writing Clinics on Kindle and Nook
I am delighted to announce that I now can offer most of the Writing Clinics for both Kindle and Nook. (I’m working on making them available in Apple’s iBooks, too, but it takes longer.) You can now buy the following writing clinics for your Kindle or your Nook, (or as gifts for the Kindle-or-Nook-enabled writer in your life): Holly Lisle’s … Continue reading →
If you did NaNoWriMo
I got a wonderful e-mail yesterday from a guy who did his first NaNo this year, and won. With his permission, I’m posting it here: I just “won” this year. My first year. My first shot at a novel. Totally unprepared. The bottle of Jameson’s was opened, oh yes indeed. And I’m a LONG way from being finished with it. … Continue reading →