Character Connections...of the Intimate Kind

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It's the 31st day of the month, which means I'm over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way sharing links.

The topic?  The stages of intimacy between the hero and heroine.  I hope you will pop over and share your thoughts.

My Apologies

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On the months with 31 days you can usually find me over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way on the 31st of the month, sharing links to articles, blogs, web sites, etc that I've found helpful and hope you will, too.

Apology #1: I don't have a new post today.  I managed to knock myself out a couple days ago. Was there some really weird cosmic event on Tuesday afternoon?  The ER was crazy busy and was acting as overflow for another hospital. Nearly 8 hours after I passed out and smacked my head, I learned I did not have a brain bleed (yay!), the EKG & blood tests were okay and I was released with a couple prescriptions. The right side of my head and my rib cage area and side are still really sore. You'd think I'd been in a fight or hit by a truck.  The golf ball-sized lump over my right eye has gone down, but the pain is being stubborn about leaving.  My right eyelid is scary-looking: super puffy and droopy and I'm pretty sure you'll find every shade of purple there.  I never realized how often I touch the right side of my face...I keep smacking the owies.  Thank you to my wonderful daughters for taking such good care of me.

Apology #2:  Since I didn't pull together new links, I'm re-sharing the post I did three years ago today:  A Smorgasbord of Writing Resources.  Two of the links didn't work when I tested them. I found a replacement link for one but had to delete the other out from the post. Bummer.  She had lots of great articles on her site.

Which leads to the tip of the day:  If you find something online that you'll want to refer to again, print it and/or save it.  You never know when a site will disappear.

I hope you'll forgive me for recycling a post, but I think this one is definitely worth revisiting because they have tons of great info.

Catch you later.  I need to take another pain pill and go lie back down.

Plot? Pants? Both? Oh My!

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This month over on Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way our topic is Are you a Plotter (outliner) or a Panster (seat-of-the-pants) writer?  Why?

Plotting doesn't come easily to me, so I went trolling online for some help.  I hope you'll pop over and check out the links I found and share what works best for you.

Hodgepodge of Writing Resources

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I'm over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way sharing a few writing resources I stumbled upon. Please pop over and share your own favorites.

Casting Your Characters

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This month over on Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way we've been discussing who we'd cast as our characters if our books were made into movies.

I've pulled tidbits from articles about Casting Your Characters.  I hope you'll pop over and share.

Something Woo-Woo This Way Comes

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In honor of Halloween and the spooky, the strange, and the weird, I searched the Internet for articles and resources to aid in the writing of paranormal or supernatural tales.

I'm sharing what I found over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way.  I hope you'll pop over for a visit.

The Body Never Lies

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Did you know words are only 7% of communication?  Today I'm blogging over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way about body language.  I hope you'll pop over and share your thoughts.

Writing a Series?

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If you're writing a series and are interested in a few articles I found online, pop over to Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way. I hope you'll find something helpful.

Why Write?

Do you write?

Why we write is our topic this month over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way.


Today is my turn and I hope you'll pop over and share.

Here a Book. There a Book.

What non-fiction book has had the greatest impact on your life?  This is my topic today over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way.  Please pop over and share.

Sweating the Small Stuff -- Keeping Track of Story Details

Today I'm over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way sharing tips about keeping track of story and series details.  I hope you'll pop over and join us.

'Tis the Season for the Creepy and the Crawly, the Spooky and the Ooky

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I'm over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way sharing tidbits I found that might help you keep your readers on the edge of their seats.  Please pop over and join in the conversation.

Is Your Motivation to Write Lagging?

Does your motivation to write need a boost?  Have any tips to share?  Pop over to Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way.  We'd love to hear what you have to say.

Do-It-Yourself...Writing Retreat, That Is

Have you ever thought about planning a do-it-yourself writing retreat?

I'm blogging over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way and I hope you'll join the conversation.

The Biggest Mistakes Writers Make

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What's the biggest writing mistake you've made?  Today I'm over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way sharing writing mistakes.

I hope you'll pop over and share in the conversation.

Characters’ Core Philosophies, Values, and Mottoes

I’ve been working on my characters for my wip and I’ve been struggling with what their core philosophies are, what their values and mottoes might be.  And I figure if I’m having trouble with it, maybe someone else is, too.  For my post on Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way I hit the internet.  I hope you'll pop over and check out what I found.

What Affects Writers and Their Writing?

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It's been raining for four days (and not gentle little sprinkles either!) and I can tell you that it has definitely affected my mood.

Tax season and fatigue have affected my writing.

If you're interested in other things that affect writers and their writing, I hope you'll pop over and visit me at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way.  I'd love to hear what you have to say.

Shhh!

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Do your characters have secrets?

Pop over and share with us at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way.

Goals? Resolutions? What's a Writer to Do?

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Have you set a goal for 2012?  Or chosen any resolutions?

Today I'm over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way blogging about goals and resolutions.  I hope you'll pop over and share your goals/resolutions.

Flex Your Writing Muscles - Childhood Memories

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If you're not busy and want to flex your writing muscles, I'm blogging over at Bits & Bytes: Romance...the Writer's Way. 


I hope you'll pop over for a visit.