Category Archives: Writing

A new year, a new blog

Posted on January 2, 2016 by L. Jacob

Hello! Real Soon Now (tm) I’ll be an actual published author. The date we’re now looking at is late February. This gives me time to have War Mage possibly read by my beta reader before going off to the editor (or … Continue reading →

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Blocked

Posted on December 25, 2015 by L. Jacob

So far, knock on wood, I don’t really have writer’s block. I have writer’s apathy. With Iron Butterfly, I’ve written two scenes that I know are going to get tossed. They’re not important to the story, they’re not propelling the … Continue reading →

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Hello, Mary Sue…

Posted on December 18, 2015 by L. Jacob

I’m so proud of myself, writing this great romance story. It’s not original, still following a template, but it’s a great idea. Then I took the Mary Sue test. Oh, dear. The male lead is a definite Mary Sue, but the … Continue reading →

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“Sometimes the story isn’t there”

Posted on December 11, 2015 by L. Jacob

I finally put away the romance novel. I tried sitting down to write it, but it was so boring, that I put it away. Following a template was a good idea, in theory. The story had written itself. I outlined … Continue reading →

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I don’t do romance

Posted on December 9, 2015 by L. Jacob

Writing a romance is hard. I read a book about writing romance, that basically gave out a boiler template of how to plot your romance. Fill in the blanks and off you go. I actually used tarot cards to figure … Continue reading →

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Make backups!

Posted on December 6, 2015 by L. Jacob

Finished Edit 2. Then my Windows computer crashed. It’s stuck on the Administrator screen, and I’ve tried safe mode, all sorts of fixes I found on the net. Luckily, Homecoming is on my Mac (which is what I’m typing from … Continue reading →

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Edit…2

Posted on December 1, 2015 by L. Jacob

Survived the vacation. Received my batch of second edits to Homecoming. The editor wants more description. In this, I must disagree. I hate, hate, HATE, text blocks of description. I write like a journalist. I write dialogue, short paragraphs, rapid-fire … Continue reading →

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When the outline’s too short

Posted on August 20, 2015 by L. Jacob

I outline, barely, what I need to do when I write. I just started to outline with these past two novels. Normally I’m a total pantser, and I write whatever the muse tells me to do. So I did a … Continue reading →

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No plot? Big problem

Posted on August 2, 2015 by L. Jacob

13,000 words into the new novel, and I still have no idea what the plot is. So far I have introduced: Dragons Marines FOB Blessing Black Lions I will admit I’m swiping from some books I’m reading in addition to … Continue reading →

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Cold Feet

Posted on July 26, 2015 by L. Jacob

Book One’s cover is off to the artist, and I can only hope that he’ll have it done in time. However, as I’m going through Book One, I’m wondering whether or not it’s actually any good. It’s honestly not my … Continue reading →

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