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Interview with Author Anthony Schiavino

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
Interview slots are now closed until September 1st, when I am opening the slots up for author book release and promotions (i.e. without the interview). I am pleased to present an interview with Anthony: You can find him on amazon, twitter, his blog, Facebook, goodreads, pinterest or tumblr. What are you…

6 Simple Steps to Superbad Villains

By The Owl Lady April 12, 2015 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
We all love to hate bad guys, and you gave me some fantastic additions to my villain list last week, (thank you). What I love more than hating a bad guy, is a bad guy that makes me empathise with them before I hate them. It makes the hate so much…

Crafting Villains Series #1 Who’s Your Ultimate Villain?

By The Owl Lady April 7, 2015 2 Comments

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
April brings the start of another series, as I start to look at the villains in my novel, I thought I would share with you the things I learn. But first: Audience Participation Required… I want to run a poll, to see who your favourite villains are? Comments below. There…

How To Take Charge And Write Your Own Way

By The Owl Lady March 24, 2015 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
I love reading blogs written by other writers, editors, publishers and general creative bods. I particularly love reading blogs on ‘writing’ and how to write better. That’s why in my own blog I like to explore the lessons I’m learning as I progress on my journey to be a writer. But…

The Secret To The Quickest Edit You Can Do

By The Owl Lady March 20, 2015 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
I have these awful words that plague me. I call them crutch words. They are those pesky words when I am in the zone writing a first draft that creep into my work…over and over and over again. They are an annoyance, an irritation, a PLAGUE on my life! They are the…

Writespiration #32

By The Owl Lady March 19, 2015 4 Comments

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
If this?Writespiration?inspired you then jot a few words, a poem or a story and post below and I will post them with a link to your blog in next weeks post. Here’s mine: What is Love? By Sacha Black “What does it feel like, Mama?” “What does what feel like,…

The Crafting Characters Series #4 5 Reasons You Need to Find Your Character’s Face

By The Owl Lady March 17, 2015 2 Comments

Originally posted on Sacha Black:
I read an article once, that said our brains are incapable of creating faces from scratch. I have no proof backing this up, but it seems a reasonable enough suggestion given the complexity of faces. For the purposes of this blog. This means that every face you see in your…

#MondayBlogs: The Importance of Setting in a Novel

By The Owl Lady February 3, 2015 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
Intro: Monday has reached us again, and today brings us another guest blogger. Today, I am pleased to announce Tara Mayoros, author of Broken Smiles. This well-traveled writer has written a wonderful post about the importance of setting in a novel, and her writing tips are sure to stay…

The Struggling (Sometimes Starving) Writer

By The Owl Lady December 26, 2014 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
The Struggling (Sometimes Starving) Writer As many of you know, I love listening. Hearing the stories of strangers is often the most inspiring moments of my own life. It’s also how I fell in love with listening, and this is why I enjoy hearing your opinions and suggestions so…

10 Things to Consider Before Writing a Novel

By The Owl Lady December 9, 2014 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
Currently life is preventing me from reaching my daily quota on my new writing project. I suppose if I hadn’t considered a few rules to set for myself before I began this project, I would be spinning my wheels in the endless morass of counter-productivity. I set some…

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