by SMThornton | Nov 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
First of all, a big thanks to Steph Damore for the Honest Scrap award! You should all check out Steph’s blog if you haven’t already- it’s awesome! So here’s a present for all my followers! If your purty little mugshot is on the right of my...
by SMThornton | Nov 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Okay, so I whined about this on a couple other blogs today (sorry!) and then thought, no- this particular topic deserves its very own blog post!*drum roll*I hate it, absolutely hate it when historical fiction writers get sloppy. I also hate it in Hollywood, but I take...
by SMThornton | Nov 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
What I like in a good author is not what he says, but what he whispers. ~Logan Pearsall Smith, “All Trivia,” Afterthoughts, 1931Whisper to your readers, dear friends. That is all. My brain is soaked in a sugar induced fog from too much ice cream birthday...
by SMThornton | Nov 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
In honor of all the amazing people participating in the NaNoWriMo marathon, I thought I’d pose a question. Do you write fast or slow? Somewhere in between? I write faster when I’m not working. (I neglected to mention my degree in rocket science on my...
by SMThornton | Oct 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Who here has ever written a book report? And who can say in all honesty that they really enjoyed writing said report?*crickets chirping*That’s what I thought. Writing a synopsis is like writing a book report back in third grade. My favorite part of writing my...
