My Writing
Process -- Blog Tour!
Step one:
Acknowledgements: Thank you to Jody Wallace and Meankitty (Meankitty has her
paws in everything... and no, not saying that's a bad thing.) who tagged me and
then was so gracious when I dropped that ball flat on the ground.
http://blog.jodywallace.com/2014/03/my-writing-process-blog-tour.html T
Step two:
Answer the 4 questions below about your writing process.
1) What am I
working on?
Honestly,
not much. I have a very active almost-year-old who does not sleep. A 20 minute
nap does not constitute sleep. Trust me. It's just long enough to grab a cup of
coffee, sit, open the WIP, read where I left off, get started... and then bang
my head into the keyboard when I hear "mommy" So a better question is
what would I like to be working on. The answer to that is an awesome paranormal
story involving a Native American heroine and native lore.
2) How does
my work differ from others of its genre?
Well, I
wrote it, duh! Seriously? The currently wannabe story involves real-life
situations and well, a lot of cool paranomal bad guys based on native legends.
3) Why do I
write what I do?
I guess I
write what I like to read. I like bad guys who you almost want to root for.
Almost. Heroes and heroines who are far from perfect and plots that make sense.
4) How does
your writing process work?
It's not
working. See question one. Ideally, I have an idea. I think about it, toss it
in the air, catch it, see what floats, what doesn't. The characters almost
always come first. Then I ask questions. Why is he/she there? What does he/she
want? What if. The ideal time for this is when I'm half asleep or in the
shower. Go figure. Then I just go. No huge outline, no index cards. Just me and
quiet... which I am sorely lacking at the moment.
Step Three:
Okay, now I need to tell you who else to go see. Jody, of course, who is a
multi-published and talented author who lives in Tennessee with her husband, two kids and two
cats. She is a terrible packrat and likes to amass vintage clothing, books,
Asian-inspired kitchenware, gnomes, and other items that threaten to force her
family out of the house. She also likes cats. A lot.
Next week
you need to....
1. Go see
Veronica Scott, she of the ancient Egyptian romances and the science fiction
romances! Her bio: "Best Selling author and “SciFi Encounters” columnist
for the USA Today Happily Ever After blog, Veronica Scott grew up in a house
with a library as its heart. Dad loved science fiction, Mom loved ancient
history and Veronica thought there needed to be more romance in everything."
2. Go see
Petra Grayson, an avid reader buddy I've made on Twitter who may soon dive into
the writing side of publishing. Her bio: "Petra Grayson reads romance
novels and writes reviews whenever life allows it. She’s very spoiled in her
house full of men and keeps busy working out, volunteering, and trying to
remember what life was like as an engineer. She tries to write stories when
things are quiet but so far they contain too much sex and not enough talk. Find
her on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/LietoFine7 or check out her
bloghttp://theoryoflietofine.blogspot.com."
3. Go see
Jeanne Hardt, who writes historical romance and is the president-to-be of my
local RWA chapter. Her bio: "Jeanne Hardt first thought she would be a
famous singer until she dreamed that a college professor challenged her to
write a romance set in turbulent times. When she woke up...she did! Four books
and a couple years later, her dream professor is still inspiring her to pursue
publishing."
4. Go see DT
Dyllin, who writes paranormal romance and loves dogs. Her bio: "D.T.
Dyllin is a Bestselling Romance Author who writes in both New Adult and Adult
genres. She is a member of the RWA (Romance Writers of America) and also her
local chapter, the MCRW (Music City Romance Writers)."
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