Setting the scene, without sending the reader to sleep.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. What’s your best technique for working around backstory dumps? I try to avoid information dumping. When I’m reading for pleasure, I hate reading anything that feels like a … Continued

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How do YOU do it?

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. What software do you use for your writing? Bookkeeping? Artwork? Calendar? Every job has its unsung hero, the thing that nobody notices but without which, the whole enterprise … Continued

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Do you stick to writing in one genre, or do you mix it up?

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Is there a genre you would never try to write? Why? Considering that up to about eight years ago, I never thought I would write anything, it’s all … Continued

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It’s all about staying focused.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. How you keep focused during long writing sessions? I rarely seem to be in control of the amount of time I’ll spend writing. If I can see the … Continued

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Who’s in Charge Here?

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Who’s the boss, you or the story? The story, every time. In fact, the whole of my writing career so far has been based on me writing down … Continued

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If only I’d learned one thing.

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. What is one thing that you would like to learn? There is so much I wish I knew. Before I answer the prompt, here’s a bit of background. … Continued

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Becoming the Bad Guy

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. We usually interview our good guys and gals when we do character interviews. How about we do an interview with our favorite bad guy? I’d love to interview … Continued

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