If you're writing a novel and want help, whether it's help writing your first book or editing your latest passion project, feel free to drop me an email. I do have a few spaces for new editing clients this year and very reasonable rates.
If you're writing a novel and want help, whether it's help writing your first book or editing your latest passion project, feel free to drop me an email. I do have a few spaces for new editing clients this year and very reasonable rates.
Using My Wallpapers https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/using-my-wallpapers/ #wallpapers #linux #pywal #nixos #blogging #blogs #writing #amwriting
To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, Austen Connection is hosting an Austen read-along all year long. They are currently in the midst of “Mansfield Park!” For the full schedule, go to https://austenconnection.substack.com/p/the-great-jane-austen-read-along.
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Shadows of a relapsed dawn in the accordion pulpit
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#Today 26
Good day!
Turn up the sound & let it soothe you. I filmed this from the bridge that crosses the stream.
This was the last significant landmark before I reached my true destination.
I continue to edit Book4, so far sticking with my schedule better than ever. Maybe I can draft this year.
Be everwell.
#WordWeavers 26
fight scenes?
Few. You DO NOT want to read my stories for fight scenes.
They typically fall into 3 categories, sometimes with overlap:
• Secondary to what’s really happening
• Brief in duration
• Comedic in nature
Comedic is a favorite. One of those occurs near the end of Book1. Another gem is the “confrontation” in Book2—between Gliss & Riparia (ladylike Gliss has a temper). I pulled out all the stops for the ballroom scene in Book7.
#ScribesAndMakers 26
3 classics—again
Descriptions are in Wikipedia. What the choices meant to me & my writing:
LOTR, a fantasy, has someone insignificant performing a righteous act. Friendship is a strong theme.
Green Gables is heartwarming, mixing innocence & idealism with the harshness of real life. I adore Anne’s personality!
Scarlet Letter is a feminist tale that also examines being an outsider, the weight of a secret, bravery, cowardice, & self-esteem.
#WritersCoffeeClub 26
sensory difficulties
Far too often—taste. I struggle with it, probably because I was raised with a narrow palate. It widened over the years, but has narrowed again.
It’s less of an issue in the Kovenlore Chronicles where sit-down meals seldom occur. Descriptions of food that I can relate to are difficult to come by.
The irony here is that I love to write dinner parties. If not careful, my characters would always consume the same food.
Having trouble finding mistakes in your manuscript yourself? Try these:
- switch fonts
- read on a different screen
- read out loud
- skim backwards looking for typos and extra spaces
SOME HAVE ASKED WHAT THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS WAS. It was the annual seven-month-long journey that the HBC men at Fort #Vancouver #WA made to York Factory, Hudson Bay, and back again. #YorkFactoryExpress #AmWriting #History #Canada https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/york-factory-express-introduction/
Your character has an unusual pet. Like really unusual. Like what the hell even is that thing?
And here it is, my first weekly writing log, kept on Fridays as I don’t usually keep a writing schedule in the weekends, other than the occasional blog post.
This question for Austen is answered in the book, "Jane Austen at Home" by Lucy Worsley. I have not read it (yet) but it is on my TBR Austen shelf!
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#WritersCoffeeClub 25 (pt2)
misunderstood plot hinges
For a moment, I thought I’d done this in The Mistaken Arrival, a Pannulus Mystery. Then I realized that what happens is a misinterpretation of slang.
Ametha drops into Pannulus from the astral plane, unaware of where she is. Overwhelmed, & chased down an alley at night, she slips through the backdoor of a shop, overhears a plot, & witnesses a murder.
The true story, though, is about her self-discovery.
#Today 25
Good day!
We seem to be settling into a seasonal weather pattern, which is far better than the epic heat we’ve suffered the last few years.
I don’t fear August heat here like I do July heat. The days are shorter. It takes until afternoon to heat up.
Be everwell.
#WordWeavers 25
most difficult character
It depends on perspective, so I’ll just choose one.
Gash.
He enters in Book2. A member of Tarn’s crew, my vision for him went sideways & his voice became demon Greeze (Book1).
Ahh!
Trying to fix him, I ran into “character block” & made it worse.
I found him via his voice. I read aloud & acted his parts. It’s sinister humor, his personality indifferent caring. He’s this strange guy who’s creepy-quirky, yet endearing.
#ScribesAndMakers 25
3 classics
Limiting this to three was oh so difficult so I’m using three that could easily represent three sides of my writing.
• “Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien
• “Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery
• “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• “None of the Above” by NoOne Nobody
#WritersCoffeeClub 25
misunderstood plot hinges
I try to avoid hinging a plot on a misunderstanding. It feels a little too much like a contrivance that’s stands-in for a real plot, but I will use misunderstandings in a the story. They are real life, after all.
For instance, in Book1, Riparia misunderstands Maniff’s intentions, but the plot is about uncovering a conspiracy, & discovering herself.
My earliest writings relied on misunderstandings too often.
But why do gods even bother with your characters at all?