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Tag Archives: urban fantasy
How Not to Sabotage Yourself – M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary 08/03/16
Any work-from-home profession leaves the door wide open for self-sabotage. I’ve been plodding along, editing my Michael Lodestone urban-fantasy novella for the past week, and I’m pretty sure I’ve walked through that door a few times. I’m sure I can … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, urban fantasy, work from home, writing
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Guest Blog Post: Urban or Epic? By Gail Z. Martin
My friend, author Gail Z. Martin, offered to do a guest post on my blog for her Days of the Dead blog tour. She is an amazing writer and person, and I encourage everyone to check out her work. Urban … Continue reading
#Writing: Adding Action vs. Raising the Stakes
It’s easy to add in a few action sequences to get your story moving, but without raising the stakes for your protagonist, the story might still fall flat. I’m working on the second draft of my urban-fantasy, pulp novella, and … Continue reading
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Tagged action, action scenes, M. B. Weston, Plot, pulp, urban fantasy, writing
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Watching Character Develop – M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 10/01/15
I love it when characters start developing right in front of me as I write them. I’ve been working on the Michael Lodestone urban-fantasy, pulp novella, and I’ve been stuck on a few plot points. I used to let getting … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 06/10/15
It’s been while since I’ve posted, so I figured I would give a quick summary of where I am with the Lodestone novella. I’m finally out of my first trimester, which I have to say was probably the only thing … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s LibertyCon 2015 Schedule
I will be attending LibertyCon from June 26th to June 28th. Here is my schedule. I won’t have a table this time, but I have plenty of signings, and I will carry my books around with me. Friday 03:00PM – Reading … Continue reading
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Tagged LibertyCon, urban fantasy, young adult literature
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M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/20/15 to 03/23/15
I’m back from MidSouth Con! I had a wonderful time, and yes, I managed to write everyday–especially on the plane flights. I think the most important writing session happened on the flight home. I spent the time really brainstorming about … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/10/15 to 03/12/15
I apologize for the lack of posts. I tend to write them on my phone during my morning walk to work, but that didn’t happen for the past three days. I’ve been working on the urban fantasy pulp novella every … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 03/03/15
#writerproblems :::adopting a whiney voice::: I can’t figure out whether the cops are on my hero’s side or if they consider him a vigilante… Like, seriously, it’s a problem. It’s an urban fantasy pulp story in which my hero hunts … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 02/19/15
Last night’s writing session: AWESOME! I wrote an entire chapter–over 1000 words, and I mapped out the rest of the urban fantasy pulp story! I plan to finish the rough draft by this weekend, and then the race is on … Continue reading
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