Blogging Breaks: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Hi, SEers! You’re with Mae today for one of my Good/ Bad / Ugly posts. At the end of 2020, I took a two-month break from blogging. I’d only planned one—November, to participate in NaNoWriMo—but ended up with little time to spare in December. As lead coordinator on a physical move for the business that …

Off and Running #NaNoWriMo

Happy Monday, SEers!  It’s day two of the November write-a-thon known as NaNoWriMo. If you’re participating, no doubt you geared up for yesterday and made a huge splash with your word count. Go you! At the same time, pace yourself. The danger with any race, especially a long-distance event, is burning out too soon. As …

Bucking the System

Hi gang, Craig with you again. Today, I’m fighting with myself over some things I hold true in writing. I look at writing as a personal journey of improvement, and I can see that improvement from book to book. Here are the two mantras that seem to have found a way to be in conflict …

An Example for Building Your Story Bible

Hi, SE friends! Mae here with you today. Thanks for joining me as I piggyback on the posts Staci Troilo has been sharing about creating a story bible. Be sure to check out Staci’s post on How to Create a Story Bible, The Series Premise, and Character Sheets. There will be more in her series …

The Problem WIP: Phoenix or Pyre?

Happy May Day, SEers! In a bit of happy kismet, it's Mae with you today. 🙂 Let's talk about the moldy old stories you have tucked away. What do you do with the draft that refuses to settle into a niche? Resurrect it in a new form, or toss it onto the pyre of works …