I want to start off by saying that, of course, this isn't about either of my real children. That'd be horrible, and besides... they're not ugly. This is about my manuscript, which in a lot of ways, is like my child. The writers out there know exactly what I'm talking about. Between the edits and … Continue reading My Ugly Child
Writing
A Bit of Background…
I'm working on a new writing project and figured it might be fun (and helpful) to actually write a few scenes from the main character's past -- to get down on paper why she's so fucked up in the first place. Abbie Emmons has some good advice on this topic and other areas of character … Continue reading A Bit of Background…
New Scene from ‘Walk a Web of Spiders’ Added
I've added another scene from my story, 'Walk a Web of Spiders' to the blog. It's the opening one. Here we get to see that Kadyn is not who she appears. Unfortunately, her secret is a little harder to keep than she thinks. 'Walk a Web of Spiders' Chapter 1: Welcome to Davis Bradford Middle … Continue reading New Scene from ‘Walk a Web of Spiders’ Added
D&D Campaign
So I've been DM'ing a D&D campaign with some friends for about a year and a half now. It's the first one I've ever done, and it's a blast. We started with "Lost Mine of Phandelver" and slowly built off that to create a campaign of our own. At first I would write quick summaries … Continue reading D&D Campaign
Some of My Favorite Quotes on Writing
As predicted, I'm doing a horrible job keeping up with this blog, but that's not the point of this post. The point of this post is to share some of my favorite quotes that deal with the craft of writing. I actually have these quotes listed as a document within my writing template so that … Continue reading Some of My Favorite Quotes on Writing
Mixed It Up
Anybody go? Just got back from a work event that had me staying at a hotel for a few days. It's a festival-type event that my company puts on, and it requires a lot of hours from a lot of different departments. Many of the people working it like to hang out after -- either … Continue reading Mixed It Up
Word Count Woes
Every morning, I set a session goal of 1,111. Not exactly sure why I picked that number, but that's what I roll with. If I reach my goal, yay for me. If I don't... well, not so much. On the days I don't get to one-one-one-one, today for instance, I actually feel a bit bummed. … Continue reading Word Count Woes
Welcome, welcome…
...to my new website/blog. Normally I don't have a lot to say in the social media space. As proof, I offer my twitter account. I've amassed a little over 1k posts in about 9 years. That equates to erm... doing math. In MeWe and Google+, I'm not faring much better. The point is, I'm about … Continue reading Welcome, welcome…
Tim H. McEnroe 