Tag Archives: process

Honing the mind

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Erin

I hope I’m a better writer than I was ten years ago. I’ve worked at it, and along the way, I’ve had a few sales — which told me I was doing something right, even if it wasn’t consistent. So … Continue reading →

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My uniqueness

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Erin

Rocky start this year with the Merry-Go-Round Tour. I missed the first couple of months completely, and I’m a day late with this one. Such is life. Today, I’m supposed to talk about what, in marketing speak, would be my … Continue reading →

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Looking back

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Erin

Back in January, I talked about my grandiose plans for the year. Yeah, that didn’t work out so well. I didn’t finish the fantasy novel yet, although I did submit it to Viable Paradise. I’m still working on fine-tuning the … Continue reading →

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Motivation?

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Erin

There are two sources of motivation: external and internal. I love me some external rewards — sales, nice words, the comments I still get occasionally about people recommending my story “Matchmaker” to family as an excellent example of SF with … Continue reading →

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Same old, same old? Not so much

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Erin

I’ve tried all the various routines, from writing in every spare moment to writing a specific number of words per day (mostly in the first couple of NaNoWriMos I participated in) to binge writing. I’ve written things straight through from … Continue reading →

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Deadlines and me

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Erin

In my freelance work, deadlines are a fact of life. Every project comes with one, and I know exactly how much time I have to complete the work. For that reason, I’ve always liked themed anthologies and contests: I know … Continue reading →

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Y is for You Never Know

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Erin

I had real trouble with this one. I couldn’t come up with any Y words that directly said “epic fantasy.” I played with ideas, like using a list including words like yataghan and yogurt to talk about how specificity aids … Continue reading →

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My not-so-little room

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Erin

I do most of my writing at the computer — currently, the family computer, which is positioned in the living room so I can look out the front window to rest my eyes if need be. I do a lot … Continue reading →

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An Ideal Reader

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Erin

I like to make things for people, which you might realize if you’ve been following this blog for a while. There’s the quilt I’m working on for my son (and the quilt I gave to my niece a couple of … Continue reading →

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Revising my opinion

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Erin

One thing I’ve learned over the past several years of writing is that the way I write doesn’t stay the same, nor does the way I edit. Nor, fortunately, has my attitude about what I already know.

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