Question Day!
My main computer is on the fritz, which leaves me working on my little netbook.
It’s like going from riding a mighty warhorse across the internet to jouncing along on a tiny pony.
So as not to exhaust my little steed, I’m going to make this a quick post and declare today Question Day!
Please ask the Dames a question! We’ll get back to you either in the comments of this post, or we might answer your question in the next couple weeks with a post all its own.
You may not realize this, but we LOVE getting questions from you! It helps us come up with subjects to blog about, especially when we’re tight on deadlines. (And hey, when aren’t we tight on deadlines?)
So. What’s on your mind? Ask away!
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To kick it off, I have a question. Dames, do you usually work on one book at a time, or several? If several, how do you break it up? Morning and night, or whichever deadline is closest? Or ??
Also, since 2012 is right around the corner, what’s coming out in the new year for you?
–Devon
Question One:
If the British Industrial Revolution — with its culture of “Muscular Christianity”, Art Deco iconography of the burly man with gears in the steam plant, and class stratification — is the template for Steampunk, how do you balance writing a female, gay male or non-Occidental character so that modern readers’s sensibilities aren’t offended while still keeping a steam-driven Victorian feel?
Question Two:
When constructing writing goals, which is more important for you: word count per day or hours spent writing per day? And why; does your answer change depending on circumstance?
Question Three:
Since Devon’s trusty internet steed is currently a pony… what top five computer tools should a writer never be without? FOLLOW-UP Question: As A Computer Guy By Day, I personally don’t want to be included in a list of top five computer tools a writer should have (Hey mom, Today I was a writer’s tool!)… so are computer skills something a writer should have, like knowing how to format a manuscript or construct a grammatically correct sentance; or are Computer Geek Friends like first readers? (Conversly, are writers too tethered to computers/the internet?)
Hi Dames,
I have a really bad habit of starting a “novel” and writing furiously for a day or week and then get bored around twenty pages or less… do you have any tips on breaking this habit?
Hi Dames,
I have a non-writing question: Are you doing anything special for the holidays?
Have a festive holiday season!!
What books out in 2012 are you most looking forward to?
Augh. Sentence, sentence, not the other way (curse my Oregonian accent and phonetic spelling). Obviously, a spell-checker should be my number one tool.
I’m with Leigh on this one! I’d love the answer. It’s not that I get bored 20 pages into it, it’s about 45-50 pages and I get a bit stumped on how to proceed….
Also, got my book… Thanks!!! Also finished Dead Iron the other day… LOVED IT!! When is the next one coming out?
Sorry about the computer issue. My netbook gave me nothing but trouble. However, having an IT guy as a hubby is a good thing!
I like sooz’s and Leigh’s question. My problem is the first 20 pages or so are made up of “OMG this. is. awesome.” and then I get bored with the story and feel like it’s utterly see-through. I know you’re supposed to write through that boredom because you have to finish, but I have heard many authors say if you don’t even like your story, why would your readers? So where’s the line between obstinate persistence and beating a dead horse?
I was wondering how to start a blog. How do you get readers?
I get bored with a story often-usually around chapters four or five. What I have to do is come up with something off the wall for those areas of the book to spark my interest again. But I have abandoned books at this point when I’ve realized the idea just wasn’t good enough. Not often, though. Usually the original excitement comes back.
I’m hanging out with family for the holidays, Jenn. Nothing big, but looking forward to it.