Uncooperative Wench
MC: So which one is he?
Author: You mean your true love?
MC: Yes, please. Which of these gentlemen is he? I peeked at your notes and I know I meet him in this chapter.
Author: Well, this is rather unorthodox, but okay. He’s the tall man leaning against the mantlepiece…no, not that one, to the left.
MC: Him?
Author: [...]
Choosing a Sword
Tameth: Have you thought about my armor?
Author: Of course. You are primarily a scout, so you wear studded leather except on formal occasions.
Tameth: What’s on my feet?
Author: Soft leather boots…like buckskin.
Tameth: All right. What about my sword?
Author: Oh, it’s essentially a Katana.
Tameth: What? No, I want a broadsword.
Author: Nope. You aren’t big enough to wield [...]
Arguing with Characters
MC: Hey! You didn’t have to kill my horse!
Author: I’m sorry, but it is crucial to the next three scenes that you be on foot.
MC: Well, you could have sent him away.
Author: He’s far too loyal to leave you.
MC: Oh. Yeah, you’re right (gazes into the distance). Blazes, woman, couldn’t you have killed him after [...]
The Vast Chaos of a Creative Mind
My husband once referred to my mind as “vast chaos.” Rather than upset me, I was delighted with the term and refashioned it into the phrase “the vast chaos of the creative mind.” It is a very apt description.
If I am one day asked to give a quote on my personal creative process to some [...]
Dang it! My pen ran dry!
I am a little old school. Though I can and often do compose directly on the computer, I prefer longhand for composition, writing exercises, and early morning writing. One reason is that I have arthritis. My days of typing 110 wpm are long gone. Another reason is that there’s something about putting pen to paper [...]
