Category Archives: Rhobin’s round robin

How do you self-edit your books before submitting or publishing?

Posted on 23/03/2019 by

Oh dear. Unless it’s 2 a.m. or something, I self-edit even email messages and stuff. So, by the time it comes to publication of my writing, I’ve been over and over it at least 20 times, looking for the slightest … Continue reading →

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Sex in writing

Posted on 16/02/2019 by

Other posts in Rhobin’s Rounds This month, Rhobin wants us to discuss some aspect of sex in writing. OK, here is my take. At one time, I did regular editing for a publisher that had an erotic imprint. Like it … Continue reading →

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How do you develop secondary characters? Do you have a favourite secondary character?

Posted on 19/01/2019 by

Other posts in Rhobin’s Rounds My answer to the first question is that I don’t develop secondary characters. They introduce themselves to me when a story needs them, and I find out about them together with my readers. Often, they … Continue reading →

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Christmas

Posted on 15/12/2018 by

Other essays in Rhobin’s Rounds I am more tolerant toward Christmas than I used to be. Until quite recently, I wanted to get off the planet at the early warning signs of holiday frenzy. Now, I smilingly tune out, and … Continue reading →

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How has writing rewarded you? What has it cost you?

Posted on 17/11/2018 by

Other essays in Rhobin’s Rounds This is Rhobin’s task for her Round Robin in November, 2018. I really, truly and absolutely cannot think of one negative about writing. So, that’s the second half of the essay out of the way. … Continue reading →

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Tension

Posted on 20/10/2018 by

Other essays in Rhobin’s Rounds The water is so cold! Liquid ice flows into Heather’s mouth, into her lungs as she gasps from the shock of immersion in freezing fire. Her head is within the black depths, and a terrible … Continue reading →

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Comma tips

Posted on 29/09/2018 by

This is a little essay I had in a Bobbing Around in 2015. Here it is again, because I am getting quite a few comma problems while editing the submissions to my free book edit contest (deadline 15th Oct.). In … Continue reading →

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Encouraging youngsters to read

Posted on 22/09/2018 by

Other posts in Rhobin’s Rounds Personally, I had no trouble with wanting to read. As a little tacker, I pulled the blanket over my head, and read a book using a flashlight. I thought it was a secret, but when … Continue reading →

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What started you to write?

Posted on 18/08/2018 by

Other posts in Rhobin’s Rounds This is what Rhobin Courtright wants to know this month. It was my mother, grandmother, and grandmother’s sister who lived with us, Aunt Janka. By the time I started school, I could read and write, … Continue reading →

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Writing rough stuff

Posted on 21/07/2018 by

Other posts in Rhobin’s Rounds Rhobin’s question for July, 2018: How do you handle/use violence in your stories? We live in a fairly horrible world, and the news keeps rubbing our nose in all the nastiness. When I read for … Continue reading →

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