Tag Archives: urban fantasy
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 02/16/15
I just received my first set of Big Bad II books in the mail! For those of you unfamiliar with the urban fantasy/horror anthology series, the stories within are all written from the villain’s point of view, and my story … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 02/13/15
The short story is done, and I am back working with the urban fantasy, pulp novella starring Michael Lodestone! Woo hoo! Here are a few things I’ve discovered about switching away from a story for a week to write another: … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 02/03/15
As I mentioned a few days ago, I’ve got a short story due by Sunday, and it needs to be pretty clean by the time I send it off. It is a Steampunk Superhero story for Dark Oak’s Capes & … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 02/02/15
Sometimes, a picture really is worth 1,000 words. I love snow. However, I live in Naples, Florida, which means I don’t get much of it. During the winter, I like to change my computer desktop backgrounds to include some kind … 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: 01/19/15
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
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/18/15
I am so glad that the rough draft is supposed to be rough and that Microsoft Word comes equipped with both the undo button and the cut and paste function. Last night’s writing session was all about getting down the … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 01/17/15
Aka: Facebook is a huge time-suck, info dumps are hard to avoid, and other things I learned today… I’ve been off of Facebook for a while. Most of it stems from getting out of the habit when I was sick, … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary – Tips for Writing on Vacation: 01/15/15
Vacation, in theory, should be a wonderful chance to sit back, relax, and let the creative juices flow. In reality, it never works out that way. I took an impromptu getaway this weekend, and I knew I didn’t want to … Continue reading
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