By Athena Grayson August 04, 2007 revision writing xandra S.T.A.R. Have you ever looked at or listened to something that just seemed...off to you? Have you ever read a book or story or piece of story where ...
By Lynda K. Scott August 01, 2007 Guest Blogger - Christine Norris Hello! As you’ve probably guessed by now, this isn’t the usual blogger. My name is Christine Norris, and I’m a children’s fantasy author. I’...
By Two Voices Publishing July 30, 2007 Time Traveling with an Epilogue I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [no spoilers, I promise!] and once again I must tip my hat to J.K. Rowling for...
By Angela Verdenius July 27, 2007 When One can't Decide Sometimes, one of the hardest things is to try and decide what book to start next. There are so many stories to be told, so many little tidb...
July 27, 2007 World-Building 101 Something Xandra said in her latest blog got me to thinking...I know...just about everything gets me to thinking. But when she mentioned wor...
By Athena Grayson July 26, 2007 setting writing xandra Paint Chips I've spent the past few months making trips every so often to Lowe's and Home Depot and loading up on paint chips. I have a stack a...
By Skylar Masey July 24, 2007 Kick A$$! I’m lamenting the fact that I have so much to do (August 1st deadline, need I say more?) and so little time before I must pack my things to ...
July 23, 2007 Is Too Much of a Good Thing is Still Too Much ? Since I missed my day this week, I decided to wait until the freebie days to post. Sorry, but I'm recovering from surgery and at the beg...
By Two Voices Publishing July 19, 2007 A thimble full of facts about Conflict I get the feeling it's conflict week here at Star-Crossed. I don't know why I think that...it's just one of those psychic feelin...
By Angela Verdenius July 18, 2007 Conflict works - with care Reading the entry by my esteemed fellow author *grinning and waving* I thought I'd put my own thoughts to the topic. Conflict is what ca...
By Athena Grayson July 16, 2007 storytelling writing xandra The Trouble With Conflict It's said that Story is Conflict. Guess what? I suck at conflict. At a workshop taught by the fabulous Jennifer Crusie, she let on tha...
By Skylar Masey July 13, 2007 Friday the 13th: A Week in the Making I usually don’t give much credence to the superstitious, spooky occurrences of Friday the 13th. Though I have on occasion had small bouts of...
By Lynda K. Scott July 12, 2007 Wednesday Whining I’ve been trying to lose weight...well, all my life pretty much. But in the past two or three years I’ve tried really, really hard. I eat fa...