Vivian Lee Mahoney Consider Yourself Warned: I Write Books About Rebels
Archive for June, 2010
Write-a-Scene Writing Prompt: A Message of Perseverance
It’s hard to write in the summer, when it’s hot and there’s no A/C, when the kids are home and they need attention. NOW. My writing has suffered immensely these past couple weeks. There’s been little time and when I do manage to write something, it’s a complete mess. Okay. Enough of the whining. Thank [...]
Author Spotlight with Holly Cupala and TELL ME A SECRET
I’m so pleased to welcome Holly Cupala, one of the readergirlz, to my blog. Holly’s debut novel, TELL ME A SECRET, will be out next Tuesday! TELL ME A SECRET “illuminates the dark struggle of a girl who must let go of her past to find a way into her future.” There’s nothing like exploring [...]
In Search of Truth: Author Spotlight with Holly Cupala TELL ME A SECRET
I’m so pleased to welcome Holly Cupala, one of the readergirlz, to my blog. Holly’s debut novel, TELL ME A SECRET, will be out next Tuesday! TELL ME A SECRET “illuminates the dark struggle of a girl who must let go of her past to find a way into her future.” There’s nothing like exploring the darkness [...]
Write-a-Scene Writing Prompt: Persistence
[tweetmeme] Sometimes, it’s hard to keep moving toward a goal. You’re not feeling well. There are too many things on the To-Do List. The house is a mess. Your family needs attention. You’d rather write than work, but need your job. You don’t know how to say, “No,” when someone asks you to volunteer or [...]
Write-a-Scene Writing Prompt: Character Motivation
[tweetmeme] When I was in college, I loved hanging out in front of the main student center and getting in some face time. Sure there were other places to hang out, the fish bowl over at Uris Library, the different college quads or Libe Slope, but Willard Straight Hall was the place to be if [...]
Writing Inspiration: Look Fear in the Eye
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. – Dorothy Thompson You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt Be not afraid of life. Believe [...]
Write-a-Scene Writing Prompt: Character Angst: It’s All About Emotion, Baby
Call it the winter doldrums, middle age crisis, the endless repetition of life. Maybe it’s the gatekeeper of children whose future teenage spirits pop up at a moment’s notice, writer’s block, or the fear your protagonist won’t figure out a way to persevere. It could be teenage angst, a bully, false friends, school troubles, screams [...]
Write-a-Scene Writing Prompt: Character Analysis: The I Want It Now Blues
Remember Veruca Salt in WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY? This spoiled young girl wanted everything–a golden ticket, an Oompa Loompa, a golden goose, the golden egg–ALL RIGHT NOW!! Not everyone knows what they want. Sometimes it’s wrapped up in immediate gratification or based on current trends. Or maybe it’s reflected in the mood of [...]
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