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Dreams Are Illustrations From the Book Your Soul is Writing About You*
My head is in the dark place again. I can’t quite figure out if it’s because I’m working on the second Path book or it’s why I’m working on the second Path book. Either way, I found myself in a dazed moment yesterday morning recasting a number of people I know as villains. I am […]
Staring into Space is a Valid Approach to Problem Solving. Usually.
April 11, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
Rick: Having fun? Me: Er. Define ‘fun’. Writing is fun, yes? And banging my head against the wall seems to be an integral part of writing. Q.E.D. It’s not that the ceiling of my living room is fascinating. It’s not. It isn’t even among the top five most interesting ceilings I’ve had. There are no […]
Even in Fiction Climaxing Early is Not Cool
April 10, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
I have concern. I’m afraid the climax of Wizards is going to come too soon. I’m afraid the first act, those first four hours, will be too short to be a book but if I add their second adventure it will be too long. And I have to account for the fact that it will […]
First Person, Third Person, Or What in the World Am I Doing?
April 5, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
So yesterday, because my brain was stupid and apparently didn’t want me to write the argument that I was supposed to be writing, I rewrote the first chapter of Wizards into the third person. Just to see what it would look like. The answer is, the first half looks pretty good. Not so sure about the […]
Nothing to See Here. Moving Right Along.
April 4, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
I am having a problem with sucking. Much sucking today. And yesterday. Yesterday was awful. I wrote some things but I’m pretty sure they were dreadful. I don’t really want to look at them, I’m afraid I’ll be ashamed of myself. Editing never works when I’m in this mood because everything I’ve ever written seems […]
My Neurosis: Let Me Show You It
April 3, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
People seem to like Wizards better than Path. What’s with that? I’m trying to decide whether I should be offended on behalf of my first-born, or excited that my skills are improving. Is it just that it’s new and shiny? That there are more explosions?* Maybe I should just write it off as the people […]
Time to Submit
March 30, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
Today is Friday. Which is taking me a little bit by surprise as for some reason I spent most of last night and yesterday evening convinced today was going to be the weekend. But this is good. It means I have one more day to avoid making final decisions about what I’m going to submit […]
The For-God’s-Sake-Put-the-Book-Down-and-Walk-Away Approach to Editing
March 29, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
I just found a plot hole in the second book of Path. It’s tiny really, but I’m still sitting here thinking, How did no one notice that? How did I not notice that? I have to rewrite all of, oh, two paragraphs, so it’s not a problem at all. Except for the way it makes […]
Getting Drunk and Losing Sleep Are Good For Creativity?
March 27, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
Arkem: Is Pan doing better after the transplant? Me: He is feeling so much better. At least I think he is. Right now he thinks he’s Bob. But we’re working on that. Arkem: We’re all a little groggy after surgery. Me: Yeah, hopefully he will be fine by tonight. Or tomorrow anyway. Which will be […]
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April 13, 2012 by Kandace Mavrick
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