So, I love doing NaNoWriMo in November each year, but I've found I'm not always up to the hard push it takes to get that 50k written. I've won NaNo twice now. I know I can make the 50k if I really want to, but it does cause me to burn out and not write … Continue reading My Approach to NaNoWriMo 2018: Finding Inspiration This Year
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New Wattpad Project: Do It For Love (A Romantic Suspense)
So, I've started a new Wattpad project called Do It For Love. It started out as a write up that I had as as dream, probably from the fact I'd been watching "Cold Case" on TV and that my best friend died in 1997 from liver failure. But in my dream, I was watching a … Continue reading New Wattpad Project: Do It For Love (A Romantic Suspense)
Interview with Arel B. Grant
For my second April author interview, I had a chance to ask Arel B. Grant about her secrets. Arel writes classic fantasy complete with elves and dark, mysterious shadow villians. It is no secret that she is a fan of Tolkien. She lives in Florida drowning in the fav fantasy authors I share with her like Anne McCaffrey and J.K. Rowling. Secrets about her writing, her books, and tips for future fantasy writers are all revealed in the following interview.
Wattpad Cover Contest for Saving My Heart
Hi everyone! Some of you know that I've been writing on Wattpad for almost 2 years now. I can't believe it. I signed up for Wattpad just before having massive heart failure (I almost died), and it was my saving grace while I couldn't move and get off the couch for 3 months. I ended … Continue reading Wattpad Cover Contest for Saving My Heart
Pitching At A Writing Conference Doesn’t Have To Be Scary
There will be a time that you say to yourself, it's done. It's time to find an agent, an editor, someone to get this manuscript breathing and out there. That's when it's time to hit the conference scene. That's when you inevitable turn your eyes to the dreaded pitch. There are books, workshops, on-line courses … Continue reading Pitching At A Writing Conference Doesn’t Have To Be Scary
NANO 2015: ALIVE TO WRITE ANOTHER DAY! Support Marilyn Vix to Write Dangerously 2015
On November 15, National Novel Writing Month will be bringing together the most mighty of endurance novelists for an event that will define our generation forever. I'm speaking, of course, of NaNoWriMo's Night of Writing Dangerously. It's a write-a-thon, and it will take place at the beautiful Julia Morgan Ballroom in downtown San Francisco. With … Continue reading NANO 2015: ALIVE TO WRITE ANOTHER DAY! Support Marilyn Vix to Write Dangerously 2015
New Adult Romance Story Posted On Wattpad
I'm trying an adventure for the new year. I've got a new adult romance story building into a serial. It came from a dream and a trip to Malibu. I'm sure Taylor Swift's new video Blank Space influenced my dream. I was wondering in a mansion slowly being torn down, admiring the different decorations and … Continue reading New Adult Romance Story Posted On Wattpad
Let The NaNo Race Begin
So, it's the last week of November. I've been participating in NaNo 2014 for 3 weeks. In between, I've been working the day job, and writing as much as I can squeeze in. I managed to raise money for "The Night of Writing Dangerously" and wrote about 2K dressed up to the nines in … Continue reading Let The NaNo Race Begin
What Is Fabulous? Club Kids and Vegas, Baby
Over the last few weeks, things have been coming together. I've been working on the second novelette in the Beware of Warlock series. I made the deadline in sending it to my editor. I went to a writer's conference in Las Vegas. Agents listened to a flash fiction piece and didn't give it the thumbs … Continue reading What Is Fabulous? Club Kids and Vegas, Baby
Listening To The Inner Muse
There is a fact that happens after each New Year's Eve. The questions start. What will I expect from the New Year? Will I write the best seller? Why isn't my books selling better? Can I write a new genre? Will I get a good review? Well, sometimes, you don't know. You've got to step … Continue reading Listening To The Inner Muse
