Happy Thanksgiving weekend! While we all (I hope) take a break to enjoy friends, family, and food (the three f's of a good life!), here's my contribution this month to The Writers Vineyard. Five things writers can be grateful for. Here is a sample: Other writers. This year during NaNoWriMo, I've met a handful of … Continue reading Five Reasons for Writers to Give Thanks: On TWV
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NaNo Halfway – Share or Dare
So I am NaNoing again this year, but I'm not sharing the results - not yet, anyway. I had to give myself permission to be more private this year, in order to go for my fifth straight win in National Novel Writing Month: writing fifty thousand words in thirty days. But I can't help but … Continue reading NaNo Halfway – Share or Dare
Swooping Through November, on TWV
My contribution to The Writers Vineyard this month is all about the swoop. Here's a taste: I'm not certain why we feel it's so important to claim our tribe. Maybe because writing is essentially solitary, so we cling to anything that creates a sense of not being in it alone. Or maybe we spend so … Continue reading Swooping Through November, on TWV
Meet Sergio Leone Eastwood: Villain Interview
Audra Middleton dared to interview the dastardly and duplicitous Sergio Leone Eastwood, from my first book, An Alien's Guide to World Domination, in her villain interview blog series this month. Read it all and find out if she survived his treachery (and his tendency to use ten words when one will do).
Book Buzz – Local Authors at Pybus Market
"Enjoy romance and poetry, pack saddles and gunpowder, wild mushrooms, instant gratification, Lake Chelan, life lessons and more. Browse books while sipping coffee and sharing scones--hear the life stories, and meet the people behind a wide variety of locally-authored books." Thanks to one of those amazing, cozy, resilient, delightful local independent bookstores - A Book … Continue reading Book Buzz – Local Authors at Pybus Market
“The Write Path” – interview by Carmen Fox
Thanks to fellow author Carmen Fox for hosting me on her blog feature, The Write Path. Read some things you might not know about You, Jane - and about my time-travel phobia. And check out her blog while you're at it - great stuff! The Write Path - Elizabeth Fountain
Meet My Characters Blog Hop: Samuel Clement Carver
Thanks so much to the delightful Julie Eberhart Painter for tagging me in this Meet My Characters Blog Hop! Find Julie's character blog (and lots of other great posts) here. You'll meet the amazing Skillet Hamilton from Julie's poignant book, Morning After Midnight. At the end of this post, you'll find info on four other authors I'm pleased to … Continue reading Meet My Characters Blog Hop: Samuel Clement Carver
LASR Anniversary Bash – Let Summer Be Different
Long and Short Reviews (LASR) does terrific work supporting authors of all kinds, and giving readers a place to go to learn about new books. So I'm quite pleased to help them celebrate their anniversary this week, in a virtual bash filled with prizes and fun galore. They asked authors to share thoughts on the … Continue reading LASR Anniversary Bash – Let Summer Be Different
Without literacy…
The good people at Grammarly offered a chance to participate in fundraising for literacy. As a result of this post, Grammarly will make a donation to Reading is Fundamental. The only thing I have to do is write a piece on the importance of literacy. Easy-peasy. Except my first few attempts resulted in seriously boring … Continue reading Without literacy…
A Rough Fairy Tale: Thursday Redux on Rita Bay’s Blog
Long-time and thorough readers of Point No Point might recognize my contribution to the talented, lovely, and generous Rita Bay's new blog feature, Thursday Redux. She invites authors to recycle favorite posts from the past. Mine is from early 2011, following a writing class I took at the amazing Richard Hugo House in Seattle. The workshop … Continue reading A Rough Fairy Tale: Thursday Redux on Rita Bay’s Blog
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 