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Love my Job

I love my job, writing. That means holidays, while wonderful and full of family and friends and food and laughter, are stressful, because I’ve less time for writing.

I love holidays, don’t get me wrong. But why are Thanksgiving and Christmas so close together? Who planned that? And this year, we added on a winter vacation trip in January! Great trip, wonderful time. Glad we did it.
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But, back to business: I’m glad to be back at work with no lingering distractions. So, I’m stretching out, looking around and planning and I have two issues I’d like to write about.

  • Author websites: how to build it, what it should contain, why should you do it, etc. Probably a series of about 10 postings. Or maybe a bit more. Not techie stuff exactly, but the ideas and reasons behind your website; plus lists of resources for those techie things.
  • Plot. I’d like to do a 30 Days to a Stronger Plot. Similar to the 30 Days to a Stronger Novel series, this would be short action-oriented tips on strengthening your novel’s plot.

It’s not that I know everything there is to know about either topic: but I do think I have some helpful things to say about both.
Which would you like to read the most? Plot or Author Websites?

Speak now or . . .

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Discussion

8 comments for “Love my Job”

  1. Um… I’d vote for plot, but I’d also like to see what you say about websites. So that would be a tick in each box.. which I guess leaves you nowhere ;-)

    Posted by dirtywhitecandy | January 15, 2010, 6:34 pm
  2. websites first (because I happen to be working on mine) and then plot (because that’s always helpful)
    I guess I’m assuming you’re going to do both, or very hopeful!!

    Posted by Marla | January 15, 2010, 9:04 pm
  3. I’m toying with the idea of starting an author website to promote my books and do a blog so I’d love to hear your thoughts on that

    Posted by poppy | January 15, 2010, 9:05 pm
  4. So far, it’s running neck and neck from comments here and private emails. That’s what I was afraid of!
    Darcy

    Posted by Darcy Pattison | January 15, 2010, 9:16 pm
  5. I vote for plot! I always love to hear what you have to say about writing and revision.

    Posted by Heather | January 15, 2010, 11:25 pm
  6. I, too, would enjoy plot notes! :)

    Posted by Victoria | January 16, 2010, 2:29 am
  7. I vote for plots, but I know that websites are important, too.

    Posted by Kathy | January 16, 2010, 7:46 pm
  8. Plot, because so many of us struggle with it.

    Posted by Charlotte Rains Dixon | January 18, 2010, 8:12 am

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