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Writing lessons — Three steps forward, two steps back

(Note: I’ve turned the blog over to Bethe Bugbee today. Her post is an excellent example of what writing is like when you are learning the craft and having a life. Note that what stopped her from writing temporarily was Hurricane Ike. That’s dedication!) Two different people had recommended that I read Ken Rand’s The 10% Solution.    I did that and realized that one of my problems was that I was not separating the writing and Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

Lady Blackheart

(Note: Not a deleted scene per se, but yet another sister story, that is a twin to another one where I wrote a story, decided it didn’t work, and started with the same premise all over again. “Night of Their Conversion” and “Pigs and Feaches,” “Ice” and “Lonely Cries The Winter Wind” are two sets of sister stories. This one and a story called “Reparations,” which was published in Romance and Beyond Magazine, start out with a same basic Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

ConDFW report

First off, I would just like to say that my phone lies to me. It says it’s on mute and vibrate, and it’s not. So I interrupted more panels than I should have and I am so sorry. I would also like to say, however, that I did not do like a couple of people did who took the call and proceeded to talk through the panel. WTF? I thought Lee Martindale was going to Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago