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Writing Wednesday Update
Just starting a short story this week. It’s for an interesting anthology on archaeology stories with a woman of color as the lead...
Sandra Barret
Jan 15, 20142 min read
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A Little Late, but Setting Some Writing Goals
So I’m a week late on the goal setting for ROW80, but better late than never! I read an article last week where a writer talked about his...
Sandra Barret
Jan 12, 20141 min read
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Staying Motivated over the Summer (or not)
Summer must be the hardest time to stay focused and motivated on the writing. Between the warm (sometimes too warm) days and nights, and...
Sandra Barret
Jul 31, 20131 min read
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Does this Character Sound Gutsy or just Caustic?
I’m introducing the second major POV character to my #scifi story. This is where I shift to a different mindset entirely and I need the...
Sandra Barret
Jul 28, 20132 min read
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What to do When the Writing Won’t Happen
It’s been hot this week, like crazy mad hot. We reached 90 degrees IN the house, and you know, there’s only so much fans can do. At some...
Sandra Barret
Jul 21, 20131 min read
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Staying in Character
I managed 1.4 out of the 1.5k word goal. Not great but not bad. This week I’m bumping it up to 2000 words. Meanwhile, I have a new...
Sandra Barret
Jul 14, 20131 min read
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Joining Round of Words in 80 Days #ROW80
I stumbled on this from Google+ and it looks like a good group to join for motivating more consistent writing habits. And let’s face it…...
Sandra Barret
Jul 11, 20131 min read
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Sneetches and Community
How do you build community where none exists? This is what I’m facing in my next science fiction WIP. Community comes from common...
Sandra Barret
Jul 2, 20132 min read
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Participating in Clarion West Writeathon
This week starts the Clarion West Writeathon and it’s been great fun participating in this event so far. For the next few weeks, I’ll be...
Sandra Barret
Jun 26, 20131 min read
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Who is my Favorite Character?
So which of my characters is my favorite? Is that like asking which child do I love best? I guess for me, my favorite character tends to...
Sandra Barret
Jun 2, 20131 min read
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Working in the Next Science Fiction Project
So with my last SF novel resting in the gentle hands of my publisher, it’s on to the next project. World building, plotting and character...
Sandra Barret
May 14, 20131 min read
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Who do you think would win in a fight?
Having fun with character studies and the like for my SF series. #characters #TerraNova
Sandra Barret
Apr 8, 20131 min read
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Setting a Routine
One of the basic tenets of writing is to set up a routine and schedule and stick to it. I’ve been using the Forward Motion writers site...
Sandra Barret
Apr 3, 20131 min read
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Roadblocks and Pitfalls
What are roadblocks? What are the various ways we as writers put stumbling blocks in the paths of our characters? Blocks come in every...
Sandra Barret
Mar 2, 20131 min read
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Analyzing fiction
I’ve been thinking about ways I can improve my writing. One thing I recall another author did was to sit down and deeply analyze a book...
Sandra Barret
Jan 20, 20131 min read
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What I’m up to for 2013
It’s a brand new year! And that means time to roll out the writing and publishing projects for the new year. This year, my main writing...
Sandra Barret
Jan 2, 20131 min read
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Working on next Terra/Nova novel
Now that I have finished various and sundry courses, I’m dusting off my next science fiction story and getting it into shape. This story...
Sandra Barret
Dec 27, 20121 min read
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Character Description-as easy as ABC
Lynn Veihl has a great post today featuring a quick character-building exercise that I’m gonna steal here for one of my current SF WIP...
Sandra Barret
Nov 4, 20101 min read
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Contemplating NanoWriMo
It’s that time of year again, when writers around the globe roll up their sleeves, hide from their daily todo lists, and bury themselves...
Sandra Barret
Oct 27, 20101 min read
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I beg you…please stop repeating yourself!!!
As I mentioned in another post, I’m rereading MZB’s Darkover series. I love her storylines, use of psi talents, and culture clash...
Sandra Barret
Oct 20, 20101 min read
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