For many years, I set writing goals. I looked back – I have graphics going back to 2013 and I may have done it before then. You may remember that I didn’t set any goals for 2016. To quote Julia Roberts in “Pretty Woman”: Big mistake. Big. Huge. Continue reading “2017 – Here I come!”
Bouchercon 2016: I Am Ready for Launch
Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
It all started with a short story.
Well, that’s not exactly accurate. But to get to the beginning, we have to jump in the Way Back machine and rewind to October 2015. Continue reading “Bouchercon 2016: I Am Ready for Launch”
Draft Zero
Like many writers (most, probably), I have a shelf of books on writing. How to edit, how to structure, how to…you get the idea. But one of my most loved, most read is a tiny volume Continue reading “Draft Zero”
Lessons from rose bushes
Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
Along the side of my house, the western side, are five rose bushes. There used to be six, but one got smashed years ago when the siding guys dropped some materials on it. They paid for it, but I never got around to replacing it.
These are hardy antique roses, suited for the sometimes harsh western Pennsylvania winters. They also require little care because I have what might be generously referred to as a brown thumb. Continue reading “Lessons from rose bushes”
Goals – 2015 Edition
Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
Well, it’s halfway through January already. I guess now is as good a time as any to put my 2015 goals out there for public consumption. So here goes. Continue reading “Goals – 2015 Edition”
“But I don’t feel published”
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
Welcome to today’s installment of “authorial existential angst,” episode 4,584. Continue reading ““But I don’t feel published””
SinC September Blog-hop
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
My blog schedule has been a little erratic lately. Of course, my life has been a little erratic, too – especially since returning from WPA on September 7 (and my brain is still whirling from the experience, it was that epic).
But shortly after returning, I got an email from SinC National about a SinC-up event for bloggers. It’s pretty simple. They offered a list of questions and I had a choice what to answer and how much detail. Choices included: Continue reading “SinC September Blog-hop”
How I Do It (My Brief Foray Into Outlining)
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
There seems to be a trend of posts on various blogs this summer. Namely, “how do you write?” posts. Do you outline? Are you a pantser (just write the story)? Somewhere in between?
I’ve come to the conclusion that there isn’t really a word for how I write. Continue reading “How I Do It (My Brief Foray Into Outlining)”
Plotting vs. Pantsing
By Mary Sutton / mary_sutton73
When a group of writers get together, one of the ways to start an energetic debate is to ask a simple question.
Are you a plotter or a pantser? Continue reading “Plotting vs. Pantsing”
The Hardest Writing Job Ever
By Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
Over the weekend, I completed what I consider to be the hardest thing I’ve ever written.
I planned an entire novel. Continue reading “The Hardest Writing Job Ever”