by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
Mostly, when I write novels, I sit down and write, NaNoWriMo style. I break my work into rough scenes and chapters when it seems reasonable, and write what sounds good as I write. I have a vague idea of where the story is going, but sometimes I ramble a little in...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
When I was pregnant, I read a lot of books about parenting. I’d settled on the attachment parenting model, and read everything I could get my hands on. But still, nothing prepared me for the reality. When my daughter was a baby and toddler (she’s 8 now,...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
I’ve been fascinated by the idea of growing my own food for a few years now. I’ve read so many gardening and self-sufficiencey books that I have a whole box of them somewhere. The reason I live on acreage away from the city is mostly because of a desire to...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
I had a bit of fun with this portion of my editing. I can’t guarantee it’s usefullness, but it was interesting as an overall picture. I like to write all in one document using Microsoft Word. Yep, I know there are lots of ‘novel writing’...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
With the huge growth of the ebook market, it’s a big controversy at the moment. People either love ebooks or hate them. Proponents of print books cite the feel and the smell as being reasons they would never buy an ereader. Some, perhaps remembering the...
by Rinelle Grey | J Sep, 2012
Welcome back to Part 2 of my Editing 101 series. Last week I focused on The Big Picture, and created a one sentence summary of my novel. This week, I’m going to look at character development. We all know that the best novels are ones in which the main character...
