Category Archives: DIYMFA – Book Club

February 5 – Supporting Cast  Support. To keeping something going. Your supporting cast moves the protagonist’s story forward, or backward, or perhaps slides it sideways. DIY MFA Radio Episode 103 (sorry, I cannot get the links to work) Writing  the Multiple Point of View novel with Emma Staub. My WIP has many characters, but it isContinue reading “diyMFA101 – Book Club”

February 3 – Ohm’s LawResistance = Voltage/Intensity R= V/I Voltage: Ohm’s definition – the potential difference in charge between two points in an electromagnetic field. My definition – the objective – getting a the first round of revision done by the end of February. Resistance: Ohm’s definition – the measure of difficulty of passing an electric current through aContinue reading “diyMFA101 – Book Club”

January 31 – “Best Practice(s)” ~that didn’t work for me~ 1. Write “X” number of words everyday.   This is the worst. I will write, count (14 words) write, count again (17 words) and then write some more and count AGAIN.(25) I get nothing done, I become consumed with the words. I have tried NaNoWriMo fourContinue reading “diyMFA101 – Book Club”

January 29 – Feed Your Creativity I have tried several times to make an oracle, mood board and angst jar. My attempts seemed contrived and forced. It just wasn’t working for me. Then, after a particularly, and rare, bad day in the office, my husband brought me a new tea cup in a pretty giftContinue reading “diyMFA101 – Book Club”

Photo by Elias Castillo on Unsplash The Underdog You are the quintessential underdog storyteller and your superpower is creating relatable characters who have a deep desire to change something in themselves or in the world around them. From rages-to-riches narratives to epic David- and-Goliath style battles you craft stories with high stakes and compelling charactersContinue reading “diyMFA101 – Book Club”

January 23 – Honor Your reality Reality #1 I have carved out 90 minutes every morning to write. But, my husband and I have a home-based business. Although he tries to respect my writing time, now and then, business has to come first. Honor #1 I use a timer. When he interrupts me, I turnContinue reading “diyMFA101 – Book Club”