Failing again. Failing better.
As I was planning this review, I was going to describe ATLANTA BURNS as “Veronica Mars turned vigilante,” but then Chuck Wendig tweeted that it was “Veronica Mars on Adderall. Nancy Drew meets Justified.” Ah well, close enough. The point is, yes, this is a YA novel, but it is dark and violent and sometimes…
Every now and then, Delilah S. Dawson will go on a bit of a jag, laying down a stretch of writing advice on her Twitter account. Later on, she organizes them on her website. Yesterday, Dawson gave some great advice on editing your early drafts–why it’s important and how to go about it. There’s lots…
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. If you live in America, that means today is the day you get your grill ready, go buy meat, beer, and fireworks. For me, I’ve got my food ready (I’ll be making carnitas tomorrow and drinking Chuck Wendig’s take on Palomas), and I’ll be walking over to the Marine…
This will probably be my final check in for NaNoWriMo. I figure it’s the final stretch, and most people will either want to sprint through it or make up for lost time, so I won’t waste too much of your time–just cheer you on. If you’re on pace, you have just under 10,000 words left.…
NaNoWriMo is right around the corner. Tomorrow’s Halloween, and the day after that–or that midnight, if you can’t stand the wait–you get cranking. 50,000 words in 30 days or 1,667 words per day. Are you ready? Don’t worry if you’re not. Don’t freak out. 48 hours is still plenty of time to sketch out a…