by Margot | May 10, 2011 | the writing process
Do yourself a favor and click this link: born that way You will not regret it.
by Margot | Jan 16, 2011 | the writing process
Made by Ryan Woodward–one of my daughter’s mentors at BYU. This video has gone viral and no wonder. It required over 200,000 drawings.
by Margot | Jan 11, 2011 | the writing process
Diagnosing my book: From storyfix.com: One or more of the four elemental core competencies – concept, character, theme or story structure – must be exceptionally compelling, original and mind-blowing. If all four are simply good, that probably isn’t enough to...
by Margot | Dec 11, 2010 | the writing process
At my critique group this week, one of the members handed out the final pages of her novel for our opinion. This is worthy of a hooray. She wrote the beginning, the middle, and the end of a book. Praiseworthy–and actually sort of unique. I mean, how many people...
by Margot | Nov 8, 2010 | nanowrimo, the writing process
One of the hardest part about NaNoWriMo is forcing myself to Turn Off my internal editor, and just let it spew. I find this troublesome. But it’s a good prescription for what ails me: a hyper-perfectionist writer, who polishes and polishes until the life is...
by Margot | Oct 12, 2010 | nuts and bolts, the writing process
It worked for her. Plotting the Order of the Pheonix: This is the most fascinating image I’ve looked at in a long time. I love seeing into the mind of J.K. Rowling. There’s so much of this I love. Look at the timeline! The various plotlines charted and...
