Author Archives: Kat Folland

Novel Planning and Procrastination

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Appropriately, I’ve been putting this post off for days. Are you a chronic procrastinator? I am. I’m guessing a lot of you are too. For many of us, the best we can hope for is to be really productive while we … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Plot Bunnies!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Plot bunnies are story ideas, to put it succinctly. I have a folder within my writing folder to pen up my plot bunnies. I’ll write a few words, a premise, a location, sometimes only a bit of dialogue that I … Continue reading →

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Help Wanted: Excerpt, Chapter Three

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

I’m starting to feel the pinch! Help Wanted is going to e-press by the end of the month, and I’ll be ready. For your third taste… 3. E IS ALSO FOR ENGAGEMENT Time went on. Maggie did well at school … Continue reading →

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Help Wanted: Excerpt, Chapter 2

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

Help Wanted is coming soon! Another chapter to make you quiver with anticipation. Or something like that. 2.BACK TO THE REAL WORLD Amy didn’t have to wait long for more details. Rita tried several more times to contact Paul and … Continue reading →

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Help Wanted: Excerpt, Chapter One

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Help Wanted  is coming soon! Don’t worry, the published product will look tidier than it does in blog-post  format. 1. THE MAN IN THE BOX Bonk. Amy looked away from the television to the laptop on her desk. Her Gmail … Continue reading →

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Gearing up to Publish Help Wanted

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Barring unforeseen obstacles, I will be publishing Help Wanted at the end of the month. Help Wanted is different from anything else I’ve written, or will ever write. It’s a fictionalized true story about generosity repaid with abuse. I will be donating … Continue reading →

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Outlining

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

I’ve addressed outlining in a couple of previous posts ( The Larval Stage of an Outline and The Bare Bones Outline ) but both of those were specific to individual works and hardly comprehensive. I don’t know if I’m going … Continue reading →

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The Inner Editor

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

Your inner editor is that voice in your head that tells you when you’ve made a typo, or written an awkward sentence, etc. A strong inner editor is not a bad thing, most of the time. When you’ve written your … Continue reading →

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National Novel Writing Month (aka: NaNoWriMo)

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

Okay, I know it’s still September and NaNoWriMo doesn’t start until November, but I thought to myself, Why wait to tell people what it is? Before I get into the history and utility of NaNoWriMo, let me say this: It is … Continue reading →

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Plotting in My Sleep

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

Or at least near my sleep. When I’m in the planning phase, the outlining phase, of a new book I’ve found a pretty darn reliable way to work on ideas. I snuggle in to go to sleep and then start musing. … Continue reading →

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