by SMThornton | Nov 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
So I didn’t plan on taking a break from blogging over this splendiferously long weekend, but I have to tell you- I got a lot done this weekend writing-wise. I also cleaned the house, cooked a whole lot, and painted half of my living room. And I met with my beta...
by SMThornton | Oct 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
I didn’t even make it a week. *sigh*I was reading through one of my books on ancient Egypt tonight, looking for information for Novel #2, when I discovered several nifty historical tidbits that would fit perfectly in HATSHEPSUT: FEMALE PHARAOH. Now, many of...
by SMThornton | Oct 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
This afternoon is going to be pretty exciting. After work I’m going to Kinko’s to pick up my printed and bound WIP. *squeals* There’s just something about holding that pile of paper in your hands and looking at all those paragraphs you wrote...
by SMThornton | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today I was inspired by Natalie Whipple over at Between Fact and Fiction to write a new paragraph to start my first chapter. My intro starts with dialogue and I never really liked that. Plus that meant I couldn’t really enter Nathan’s contest! So...
by SMThornton | Oct 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
I hate passive voice. I must have missed that lesson in high school. I managed to skip all English classes in college except for Ancient Literature so I missed it there too.So lots of karma points to Judith for pointing it out in my sample pages!Just in case anyone...