This is brilliant. © 2007 – 2010 HipWriterMama – All Rights Reserved. © 2007 – 2010 Vivian Lee Mahoney – All Rights Reserved.
Create Your Own Luck
I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas Jefferson Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. -Seneca All of us have bad luck and good luck. The man who persists through the bad luck – who keeps right on going – is…
Writing Tips: Links
Scott Westerfeld’s writing advice: Hairy Fruit Cheryl Klein’s take on voice: FAQ #9 (I Think): Questions about Voice © 2007 – 2010 HipWriterMama – All Rights Reserved. © 2007 – 2010 Vivian Lee Mahoney – All Rights Reserved.
Writing Tip: Bringing Emotion to Verse with Lorie Ann Grover
Lorie Ann Grover, readergirlz diva and author of YA novels On Pointe, Hold Me Tight, and Loose Threads, is here today to share her secrets on how she brings emotion to her verse novels. Lorie Ann is quite the artist in being able to create tears and smiles in her work in verse. She chooses…
In Which I Embarrass Myself…
and find myself writing the first chapter of a new book. Who knew humiliation would be a good thing? © 2007 – 2010 HipWriterMama – All Rights Reserved. © 2007 – 2010 Vivian Lee Mahoney – All Rights Reserved.
Writing Tip: The Art of Emotion with Beth Kephart
Last week, I invited Beth Kephart, author of YA novels Undercover (Come back later for a Book Giveaway Contest!), House of Dance, and the soon to be released Nothing But Ghosts, to stop by and share her thoughts on how to create emotion in our writing. Beth kindly accepted and I was thrilled. I mean,…
A Big Thank You
to Sherrie and Beth, for checking in and showing their kindness. It has meant more than you can know. I escaped… © 2007 – 2010 HipWriterMama – All Rights Reserved. © 2007 – 2010 Vivian Lee Mahoney – All Rights Reserved.
Writing Tip: In Which I Escape…
from the slump I’m in. Call it the winter doldrums, middle age crisis, the endless repetition of life, the gatekeeper of children whose future teenage spirits pop up at a moment’s notice, writers block, fear my protagonist won’t figure out a way to persevere. It could be teenage angst, a bully, false friends, school…
Writing Tip: The Song I Can’t Get Out of My Mind
My kids and their friends have been watching High School Musical 3 since the DVD release. It’s probably my fault since I refused to take them to see this movie and payback…well, let’s say I’ve paid my due. Not only have I watched/listened to this movie, but my children (and their friends) have amused me…
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