A Wicked Welcome to Karen Odden! **plus a giveaway**
by Julie, wintering in Somerville I am delighted to welcome Karen Odden to the blog today! I love this origin story for her latest novel. Ripping Out Pipes Thanks so…
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Out with the Old: New Worlds
Wickeds, remember our theme “out with the old”? Let’s talk about world building. We’ve all written several series. When you’re creating your new world, what’s out to make it new?…
Wicked Wednesday — Yule Log Murder
Here’s a bit about Barb’s novella in Yule Log Murder: LOGGED ON by BARBARA ROSS Realizing she can’t make a decent Bûche de Noël to save her life, Julia Snowden…
Wicked Wednesday — Writer’s Life Part 4
Someone asked me recently if I thought my life as a writer was normal. In the moment, I thought it was an odd question — what is normal? But writers…
Wicked Wednesday — Writer’s Life Part 3
Have you ever hidden a secret or reference in your book that only a few people would find or understand? Why did you do it? Will you do it again?…
Wicked Wednesdays — Writer’s Life Part 2
If you could tell your younger writer self something what would it be? What advice would you give someone who is just starting their writing journey? Jessie: I would tell…
Wicked Wednesdays — Writer’s Life Part 1
October seems like a good time to reflect on the writing life and all it involves. Wickeds, does writing energize or exhaust you? Does it change with the phase of…
THE MAGIC IS REAL
by Julie, enjoying summer This pass weekend I read The Artist’s Journey: The Wake of the Hero’s Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning by Steven Pressfield. I’m still thinking about…