Category Archives: urban fantasy

Perceptions

Posted on April 23, 2012 by SharonJoss

Fiction writers create new worlds and characters; or they give us a new perspective on people and places we think we know.  In my opinion, the best writers give us both.  Whether it’s Robert Jordan and his Seanchan continent of … Continue reading →

Posted in characters, fiction, Laurell Hamilton, Lewis Carroll, living the dream, perceptions, Robert Jordon, strange worlds, urban fantasy, writer, writing a series | Leave a comment

Just One More Round…

Posted on April 14, 2012 by SharonJoss

Okay, okay, maybe I do have a little problem.  I finished the first major round of revisions on Glamour yesterday afternoon.  No sooner did I finish writing the final scene than I starting going back into the manuscript to twiddle … Continue reading →

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Think Differently – Nine Ways to Invest in Yourself as a Writer

Posted on March 3, 2012 by SharonJoss

  I did my taxes this week.  For the first time ever, I listed my occupation as “WRITER’.  Kind of scary, but it’s the real deal.  I write full time.  The nice lady at H & R Block asked me … Continue reading →

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Less Trash, More Treasure: Searching for Nuggets

Posted on January 19, 2012 by SharonJoss

Orson Welles said, “I want to give the audience a hint of a scene.  No more than that.  Give them too much and they won’t contribute anything themselves.  Give them just a suggestion, and you get them working with you.” … Continue reading →

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Hatching GLAMOUR

Posted on January 13, 2012 by SharonJoss

I guess it sorta snuck up on me, but I ‘finished’ the initial draft of GLAMOUR this week.  I don’t like to call it a first draft yet, because as the story evolved and changed in the later chapters, I … Continue reading →

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The Time Has Come

Posted on January 4, 2012 by SharonJoss

The time has come, to quote the walrus in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass.  In this case, I’m making the final approach to the end of the first draft of GLAMOUR.  I’ve got another eight scenes or so to … Continue reading →

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2011: The List and the Lesson

Posted on December 28, 2011 by SharonJoss

For the last several years, I’ve made a goal for myself with regards to reading.  After Stephen King wrote in his wonderful book On Writing about how many books he reads per year, I’ve thought that having a reading goal … Continue reading →

Posted in beast, Faith Hunter, good writing, mutant, Naomi Novik, novels, Pandora Swift, sewer, Temeraire, urban fantasy, writers conferences | Leave a comment