Monday I asked my existing students the following question: What is the best thing about my How to Write a Novel class? I explained that I would be using their words along with their names or forum IDs to tell people not yet in class what mattered most about it to them. I asked only on the private How to … Continue reading →
This is one of those classes I built and then forgot I built. (Yes, there are more of them, and I’ll get them all back up and running over time.) But today I stubbed my toe on THIS one. Just click the cover below to go to the sign-up page for the class. This is a simple email class with … Continue reading →
This was a good writing day, in spite of the fact that I slept in, AND in spite of the fact that I had a hard time getting started this morning. Pushups and coffee only go so far. Problem was, I woke up at around four AM, and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I went out to hang out … Continue reading →
Got my words on Dead Man’s Party — that was the fun, interesting, easy part. We did a site update over at HollysWritingClasses.com that was overall just buttery smooth. But I did not have “Test Downloads” in my list of post-update checking, and downloads were not, therefore, tested. And guess what was broken? Dan fixed them quickly and beautifully, but in … Continue reading →
I haven’t talked a lot about the story of Dead Man’s Party — and twenty chapters in is probably not the time to start giving complex plot hints. And, really, Dead Man’s Party is a messy, messy first draft, jumping through three broad concepts before finally settling into the fourth, so the revision is going to be MEAN. But today was … Continue reading →
At the top of this (and every) page on the site, you’ll currently see a little timer. Today is the last day of my How to Write a Novel Early-Bird Launch, where the price is about 50% off my projected final price once the class is done. And as I write this, we’re down to the LAST SIX HOURS. I … Continue reading →
Yesterday was EPIC… And by that I mean that it was the worst launch start I’ve ever been through. Better yet, the wreck was my fault. I had, you see, this wonderful idea. We would have a way for folks in the shop to buy gifts for other writers, and to send those gifts directly — nice little note that … Continue reading →
So. Just now the first draft of The Owners Tale, the LAST episode in Tales from the Longview. Wrote the final thousand-ish words this morning and part of this afternoon, and for now, at least, I like the ending. I’ve printed off the manuscript (in 12 point Courier, double-spaced and with large margins, of course) where it will sit on … Continue reading →
Monday morning… Wild Optimism. Will have Vipers’ Nest done by end of day Tuesday. Seven hours in, I was only a short way into the new bug-hunter’s sheet I’d started. Tuesday morning… Well, I’ll surely at least be finished with this one bug-hunter’s questions by the end of today. Seven hours later, I’d finished one third of of the SAME … Continue reading →
My Choose-Your-Own-Adventure email game has gone live! You can play the game now if you’re already a list member, or restart at ANY time (using your same email) by joining the adventure at the bottom of any page on this site… Or if you don’t see the Adventure sign-up on your browser, you can join the game HERE. The game … Continue reading →
