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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Now what?
Kind of like there isn’t a duplicate of a snowflake, what happens after a writer gets a story is just as unique. We might have similar styles or structures we follow, but we all throw in our own twist, which … Continue reading
The Hound’s Guest Fox: Leigh Verrill-Rhys
By Jeff Salter [The Hound on Thursdays] I’m pleased and honored to have as my monthly guest the very talented author of several non-fiction works: Leigh Verrill-Rhys. She has recently sold her first novel, discussed below, which … Continue reading
It’s Like Magic
Or not. Last week we talked about the birth of a story. The moment when I get the most awesome idea! Yay! That’s actually one of my favorite parts of writing: brainstorming. It’s the writing that kills me sometimes. Coming up … Continue reading
Ok, So I Have An Idea-What’s Next?
Our theme here on the old Foxes and Hound blog this week is to discuss what we do when we get a story idea. I’m very much a pantser. I usually get the hero in my head first, starting with his name. … Continue reading
Once I Have A Story Idea: Then What?
Ah- transitioning an idea into a an actual book. Funny topic! It’s funny, because people who plan to write a book “someday” often think that once you have an idea it automatically blossoms into full-length novel. Ha! I use a … Continue reading
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Blue Ballerina…
When people find out I’ve written a few novels, they inevitably ask me, “Where do you get your ideas from?” I got the idea for the novel, Heaven’s Fire, which landed me my agent, while sitting in a Barnes and … Continue reading
Images from Spring
Things I Borrow from Nature By Jeff Salter Two of the suggested topics for this week are (1) where ideas ‘spout’ from and (2) what to do on a rainy day. What both have in common is … Continue reading
The Birth of A Story
Um, so…I don’t have children. I have absolutely no experience with labor except for the time I was born and I don’t exactly recall anything about it. My mother assures me it was horrible. Thirty-six hours in labor, blah, blah, blah. I’ve … Continue reading
Earth Day and Writing Ideas
Earth Day is coming this week and I have to confess that one of my sons is very eco conscious and has made it his goal in life to make everyone around him fall in line in the challenge to … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, camping, Ecology, history, Italy. Venice, pasta, Rome, Save the Planet, sons
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Passover, Matzah, and Being on the Outside Looking In
From ages 9 to 16, I lived in a neighborhood that was primarily Jewish, so Passover has special meaning to me- but it’s not what you would expect. Passover made me feel left out. I watched my friends’ families stock … Continue reading
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