Come on backstage!

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Written on June 24, 2008 by   · Comments Off

Before I get into my usual ramblings, I’d like to take a moment to talk about a release from fellow Samhain author Gia Dawn. Her latest book, Dunmore Rising comes out today. Unfortunately, Gia can’t tell you a lot about it, because she’s in the hospital, recovering from surgery.... Read more


LUCK is a Four Letter Word

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Written on May 21, 2008 by   · Comments Off

Bree here today, taking over Donna’s usual spot as Backstage Blogger. And I’m going to talk about my least favorite word in the world: luck. I can’t be the only person this has happened to. After weeks (or months) of working my ass off and more weeks of chewing my nails down in a... Read more


Backstage Pass: Busted Brain

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Written on May 13, 2008 by   · 1 Comment

Hi, folks! It’s me–Donna. Hope you all had a good weekend. (I can say that as if it’s the beginning of the week, because we all know Monday doesn’t count.) Actually, right now doesn’t count a lot in my case, anyway? Why? Because the completion of so many of our bigger projects has... Read more


Editing–and Revision–Hell

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Written on May 6, 2008 by   · Comments Off

Hi, folks! Donna here, with another installment of “This Is How Things Work In This Business…But Your Mileage May Vary.” Today I want to talk about edits. Not the nice, shiny ones you get from your editor, no… I’m talking about self-edits and revisions–all the... Read more


Six Facts About Donna & Bree

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Written on April 29, 2008 by   · Comments Off

Today, I was going to be talking about ideas. We can’t write without them, and we always have too many, but (for some reason) people are always asking where ours come from. Instead, Bree and I have been tagged by Moira Reid! Here are the rules: a. Link to the person who tagged you.b. Post the... Read more


When It Just Isn’t Working

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Written on March 18, 2008 by   · 1 Comment

So, we’re writers, right? There’s something to be said for being able to hammer out a first draft and have that be your only draft. Bree and I have always done edits and minor revisions, but we’ve never had to do an entire second (or third) draft. Now, though, we’re starting... Read more


The Muses Speak

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Written on March 11, 2008 by   · 1 Comment

Okay, so. The blogging has been less than reliable over the last two weeks. I wish I could feel bad about that, but I really can’t. Why? Because Bree and I have written over 33,000 words in March already. Crazy, massive productivity? You bet. On top of all the writing, we finished edits... Read more


Backstage Pass: Market Research

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Written on February 26, 2008 by   · 1 Comment

I could have also titled this, How I Manage to Buy Lots of Books and Claim It As a Business Expense, because that’s basically what you do when you’re a writer. The prevailing wisdom is that you’ll never know what’s selling–or who you can sell it to–unless you read... Read more


Backstage Pass: More on Research

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Written on February 19, 2008 by   · Comments Off

Good morning, everybody! In last week‘s first installment of my impromptu research series, I talked about the importance of industry research. This week, I’m covering one of my favorite topics of all–story research. You know what I mean. You’re writing something, say an ensemble... Read more


Backstage Pass: Research

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Written on February 12, 2008 by   · Comments Off

So, this is the part of the blog where I talk about all the things that go on behind the scenes. The things that lead up to the words, that make them happen, but that don’t actually involve writing. What was that, you say? Writers doing things that don’t involve writing? Isn’t that... Read more