I did a lot of writing over the weekend. Or should I say, I did some writing, and a whole lot of re-writing. Because it sucked. I wrote an entire… Read more The Moment When You Realize You Really Suck At This Writing Thing #amwriting #YA →
I know, I know….I’m going old school here. But you have to know that I grew up reading old-school sci-fi, courtesy of an older brother who was a Star Trek… Read more MasterClass Monday: Nobody Could Paint With Words Like Ray Bradbury #amwriting #YA →
So I was talking with my daughter yesterday about some of the differences between where I grew up and where I live now. I grew up in the desert Southwest… Read more I Revisited A Moment Of Magic – And Found What My Story Was Missing →
I am a writer. And as such, I have a bunch of ideas swirling in my head at all times. Some of them are awesome, and some are complete crap.… Read more You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide From THE BOOK THAT ATE MY BRAIN →
Introducing a new feature to my blog: Master Class Monday Every Monday, I’m going to share some of the writing tips I’ve collected (and I’ve collected lots) from various masters… Read more Monday Master Class: Glen Keane On Inhabiting Your Characters →
Sometimes you just plain need to put your manuscript down for a while. Of course, you may not always be able to do this if you’re up against a deadline.… Read more Step Away From The Manuscript →
One of the things we weeded out of my story was a big plot twist that would have essentially stolen the story from my protagonist and made someone else the… Read more Lesson Learned: Stay With Your Protagonist →
So I’ve been rewriting, and one of the key things I have to take out of my story is time travel. Sorry Beta Readers – the one character I’d originally… Read more That Fist-Pumping Moment When You Write Something Awesome →
LE DeLano Author 