December 20, 2011 at 1:44 pm (Uncategorized)
I’m taking the next two weeks off from blogging to get ready for, and then celebrate, Christmas with my family and friends.
Thanks so much to all of you out there who have supported me and this blog throughout the year! I cherish each and every one of you and hope to see you when I return on January 3, 2012.
Merry Christmas!
December 13, 2011 at 1:00 am (Writing)
Tags: Castle, creating a storyboard for a novel, storyboard, tracking storylines throughout your novel, using notecards on a storyboard, using sticky notes on a storyboard
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Back to the drawing board”?
I’ve been standing in front of my storyboard for hours on end, trying to make sure I’ve tied up all my subplots/storylines and distributed them evenly throughout my WIP.
As a result, I’ve got no post today, so instead I’ll share a picture of said storyboard. (And my poster of one of my favorite shows, Castle.)
The notecards contain a brief summary and objective for each chapter. The sticky notes represent different subplots/storylines and I put them under each chapter. That way, I can see at a glance if I’m too heavy/light for certain storylines, and how they weave in and out of the entire manuscript.
I find it to be a thing of organizational beauty, but please note, I plowed through the first four drafts using the “pantster method before I created this monster 
What about you? How do you track subplots and storylines throughout your writing?
December 6, 2011 at 1:00 am (Writing contest)
Tags: Jamie Corrigan, twelve days of christmas blogoversary contest, writing contest
Jamie Corrigan is hosting a really fun writing contest!
Click here for details on “The Twelve Days of Christmas Blogoversary Contest”
December 2, 2011 at 1:00 am (Writing)
Tags: books as art, creating art out of books, mysterious paper scultures
Yesterday while I was wasting time online searching for the perfect writing quote, I stumbled upon the most amazing story of an anonymous artist leaving ”book sculptures” around various libraries.
CLICK HERE to see the amazing photos!
