It's Monday again! That means it's time for another guest post! *cheers* This week's guest is *drumroll* Rebecca N. McKinnon!My name's Rebecca, and I've been a writer all my life. But I definitely haven't written the same way for that entire time. What attracted me to Allie's Day in the Life series was its… Continue reading A Day in the Life of…Rebecca N. McKinnon!
Author: alliemay
Free Write #8: A Fairy’s Tale
It's been a while since I've done some free writing, and today I'm battling major Hypergraphia. So it was fairly easy for me to pick a blog post topic today. Originally I wasn't going to pick a prompt, but I had a really hard time channeling my Hypergraphia into something productive. I'll explain at… Continue reading Free Write #8: A Fairy’s Tale
A Day in the Life of…Sarah Kay Moll!
Hello all! Guess what day today is! That's right, it's the first Monday in February! That means it's time for the very first guest post in my series, "A Day in the Life of..." For this series, there will be a new guest post every Monday until I run out of guests. As… Continue reading A Day in the Life of…Sarah Kay Moll!
Meeting Authors
Remember last November when I got to meet Shannon Hale and get my Books of Bayern series signed? That was an awesome day. July 2012- Husband of Mine (at the time he was Boyfriend of Mine) was in Oklahoma working for his great-grandparents, and I was working in California for the summer.… Continue reading Meeting Authors
Recently
I've been up to a lot recently. First off, if you missed my Youtube debut, you can check it out here! And if I'm not as entertaining as my dog, you can at least watch more of her antics here. We all know she's the real star of the show. Second, I'm… Continue reading Recently
What is Hypergraphia?
I was up late last night trying to fall asleep, and a lot of things were swirling around in my mind. Things like- Why can't I sleep? Why do I get so much energy at midnight when I'm so tired throughout the day? Why did I ramble for so long in my video?… Continue reading What is Hypergraphia?
My Writing Process
I thought I'd try something new today! I recorded myself talking instead of writing it all down for you. I talk a bit more about the "A Day in the Life of..." series, and then I talk about my writing process. I'm highly distracted (thanks, Astrid!) and very rambly, but it was still fun!… Continue reading My Writing Process
Identifying Excess Characters
In every story, there are main characters and then there's everyone else. Sometimes those other characters are just there to fill space and don't have names. And then there are those other characters who have names, lines, and even contribute to the advancement of the story. And every so often, there are those… Continue reading Identifying Excess Characters
A Day in the Life of…Allie May!
I announced a few weeks ago that I was planning on having some guest posts on my blog. I want to hear about different writer's routines! But instead of all that edited advice we always hear from famous people, I want it to be honest. What do you actually do when you're trying to… Continue reading A Day in the Life of…Allie May!
Currency in World Building
Last week, Magic Writer shared another post about World Building, this time about currency. I got to preview this post before it was finished, and I gave Elise some tips for it, but she had so much more to say than I even realized went into creating currency for a book. And now I'm… Continue reading Currency in World Building