Apparently it's that time of the year again! Remember my posts (this, this, this, and this) from last year? I had a lot to say. I'll always have a lot to say when it comes to restricting someone's right to read. If you'd like to see the lists of most frequent challenges, you… Continue reading Banned Books Week 2015!
Author: alliemay
Writing for Young Adults
A while ago I realized I never really finished my series on the LTUE panels I attended. I know that was back in February and now it's September (almost October), but I've had a lot of other things to talk about since then. And now I'm a day behind my schedule and I've… Continue reading Writing for Young Adults
The Middle
I'm hitting that point in the middle of my writing where I usually get bored and pitter off. You know, that almost halfway chapter of Rose where I realized that there wasn't enough to the story and so many things needed to change before I could finish, so I stopped and moved on to… Continue reading The Middle
Better Words
First things first, I have to brag and point out my word count! 48,635 words, and 16 chapters written! Just 18 days ago I was at 28,676 words and 9 chapters. That's almost exactly 20,000 words in 18 days. And I'm planning to get at least 1 more chapter written this week. So yeah,… Continue reading Better Words
And How Does That Make You Feel?
In trying to stumble upon inspiration for this blog post, I found a lot of advice on improving dialogue. I thought about using that, but honestly I would have no idea what advice to give. Unlike description, dialogue is one of those things that comes super naturally to me. I get a lot… Continue reading And How Does That Make You Feel?
Progress Report!
I thought I'd give a brief progress report summarizing how my week went when comparing it to the goals I set. Sunday- A Goal- Write blog post and set to post on Monday. What I actually did- I actually wrote a blog post and posted it on Monday! Yay! Monday- A … Continue reading Progress Report!
Free Write #6
I've been procrastinating this post all day long. I literally crocheted until I ran out of yarn. And I justified my tv watching because crocheting is productive, right? While it is somewhat productive, it's not on my schedule for today and four days in I'm already finding excuses to not get work done. I… Continue reading Free Write #6
Book Reviews
Not too long ago, I wrote my first ever book review. I've never been afraid to post a rating, but actually writing a review is a different story. It's very intimidating to put into words what you did and didn't like about someone else's brain child. I know what my writing means to… Continue reading Book Reviews
My Actual Plans
I'm still making some last minute changes to my weekly schedule, but I'm not planning on starting it until Sunday. I'll go through one week of my new schedule while making notes about how every day goes, then come next weekend I'll make any changes I need to. Here's the visual I… Continue reading My Actual Plans
Write It Down!
If I had to sum up my week in one sentence, it would be this: Yeah...writing's been a little rough. Currently, I've thought of four different ways to write this chapter and I wasn't sure which version to go with, until I forgot two of my ideas. I was interrupted while writing things down,… Continue reading Write It Down!