Category Archives: M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/28/15
Ah tonight’s writing session. So full of promise! I got to spend more time writing this urban fantasy pulp novella than I’ve been able to in a while. Score! I really made some headway with characters. My strong silent hero … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: Writer Problems 01/27/15
Writer Problems: My hero just fell in the river, and he’s covered in iron… He’a gonna sink. He can take off his coat and live, but he really likes the coat. And he is immortal. More Writer Problems: So technically, … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/26/15
The ideas area starting to flow again, thanks in part to my friend, Raulston’s, comments on my post yesterday. I’ve been writing my hero as more reactive than proactive. I’ve forgotten that he lives by a different code than the … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/25/15
Gotta admit last night’s writing session bordered on failure. To be clear, I wrote, thus fulfilling the letter of the “Write Every Day” New Year’s Eve resolution. Not quite sure if the spirit of the resolution felt satisfied, however. I … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/24/15
Yesterday, I wrote my characters into a corner… This happens to me quite often, and I am pretty sure that it happens to a lot of people. I actually wrote a blog post about it back in September called “Don’t … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: Plot Structure to the Rescue! 01/23/15
In case you were wondering, typing on the floor of a bathroom in a hotel room is tedious work. I highly recommend sitting on the bathmat because cold tile will suck your body heat out of you. I also don’t … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: Writing When the Muse Won’t Talk 01/22/15
Writing deadlines and publishers don’t care if the muse decides to go on hiatus. I’ve got a deadline coming up (April 15th) and a stalled story. When ideas don’t come quickly, I don’t have a choice. I have to “get … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: Creating a Villain 01/21/15
Today’s writing session was all about the villain. All too often, especially in the urban fantasy pulp novella I’m working on, the villain drives the story line. If all the villains in New York City decided to take a week … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/20/15
Good writing requires a good night of sleep–at least once a week. Writing–especially on deadline–requires not sleeping. When these two laws of natures collide, the results can be either hilarious or tragic depending on your sense of humor. I need … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/19/15
On of the hard parts of writing is balancing writing time with getting all those little administrative things done, such as answering emails and Facebook messages or doing bills and balancing bank recs. I mean, seriously, if I have a … Continue reading
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