Posts Tagged ‘Research in fiction’
Soundtracks for Your Novels
Posted by: Deborah Ayers on: February 27, 2010
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If you’re anything like me, music is an integral part of your life. I’m one of those people who steps out the door and wishes there was some kind of soundtrack going to greet me along with the day. I also wish that sometimes, an entire street would break out into song like they do [...]
Having the Whole World at Your Fingertips…Literally!
Posted by: Deborah Ayers on: February 13, 2010
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Being a part of the earliest segment of Generation X, I have been bred to truly appreciate technology and what it can do for creative people. When I was a kid, I had to get to know the horror that is the Dewey Decimal System, and look up those numbers in these crazy, skinny drawers [...]
Confessions of a Single Romance Novelist
Posted by: Deborah Ayers on: January 30, 2010
Being the only single member of the group, I felt it was my duty to be the one to post this one, especially with Valentine’s Day coming up. Or, as I like to call it: The Day that Confectioners, Florists, and Hallmark Get to Make Single People Feel Worthless. Of course, being the romance writer, [...]
Amusing the Muse
Posted by: Deborah Ayers on: December 27, 2009
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Lately, I’ve been on a bit of a dry streak. I’m nearly finished with this first book in a series and I know what I have to write, yet…I cannot write it! I’m a pretty careful plotter (especially with this one because it is the introduction to a series, and a whole new universe!), so [...]
Research is Half the Fun!
Posted by: pageadaywriters on: December 2, 2009
Maria del Mar, the Latina protagonist in my young adult fiction series, is a typical unsure teen with larger-than-life qualities. She often sees her “talents” as a curse because they get her and her friends both into as well as out of trouble. Let’s face it. It’s time for a Latina heroine. Besides, I’m having [...]
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