Every year, for at least the past ten or fifteen, I’ve gone through a cycle that I once thought of as filling and — eventually — clearing my proverbial plate. I’d start each new semester (and, yes, sadly I’ve been involved in university life so long now that my internal calendar is split into semesters, … Continue reading
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Guest Post at Booklife: Collaboration
On Friday, the first of two guests posts Angela and I wrote about our collaboration process went up over at Booklife. It was such fun writing these posts (the second one in particular, but you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see it!) and great to get a chance to share a bit about how … Continue reading
On Being Productive
All writers have different habits, good and bad, that influence their productivity. Some prefer to write things out long-hand, some like to plot and plan, some simply need to check Facebook and Twitter and twelve different email accounts before they can focus on fiction. We all know our own foibles, and we know equally well … Continue reading