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Writer’s Toolbox: Teaser Trailers As Creative Tools

August 31, 2013August 30, 2013 Fangirl Fireheart Series, Storytelling, Upcoming Novel, Wynde

Last weekend I posted my second teaser trailer for my novel Wynde. Today, I thought I would share how I

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WYNDE: Teaser Trailer Two!

August 24, 2013February 15, 2015 Fangirl Fireheart Series, Storytelling, Upcoming Novel, Wynde

The second teaser trailer for my upcoming novel WYNDE.

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This is Where the Fun Begins!

January 12, 2013January 12, 2013 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

While screenwriting isn’t the same as novel writing, many of the storytelling tools are comparable, and I’ve found that screenwriters often define those elements more clearly than novelists.

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Giving Thanks – and Another Wynde Excerpt

November 22, 2012 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, Wynde

Happy Thanksgiving 2012!

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Princesses, Horses, and Heroism

July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 Fangirl Brave, heroine, Upcoming Novel, Wynde

Watching Brave in the movie theater, I tried to keep a blogger’s keen eye on the story. At one point, though, I became totally captivated, lost in the moment of Merida galloping her black steed Angus through the forest. I found myself transported to another world because the scene created a very real and emotional connection.

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May Mayhem Fan Fun: WYNDE Excerpt

May 28, 2012May 27, 2012 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

My pals at the Cantina have been laughing it up with our May Mayhem Fan Fun celebrating the Wraiths and Mercy Kill. In the spirit of our old fanfic messageboard days, we did another rendition of an old favorite, 99 Bottles of Lomin Ale on the Wall. This time, though, instead of a bonus story post, the prize was a new excerpt from Wynde.

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Reminder: On Science Fiction and Writing Wynde

May 3, 2012May 2, 2012 Fangirl blogging, engineer, Fangirls, marketing, Star Wars, Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

As I announced last month, tonight is my talk the Belvedere-Tiburon Library in northern California. I’m looking forward to seeing family and old friends, and meeting some new ones.

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Bringing Your A-Game to Geekdom

April 12, 2012April 4, 2017 Fangirl blogging, engineer, Fangirls, Hunger Games, marketing, Star Wars, Storytelling, Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

Early next month I will be speaking at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library in northern California about the wide range of opportunities open to science fiction fans.

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WYNDE: Giving Present Tense a Test Flight

April 2, 2012 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

I knew March would be madness with Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse and The Hunger Games – stories with great female heroines like Jaina, Tahiri, and Katniss. In the meantime I’ve been writing away on Wynde, working with my heroine in that book and playing with some storytelling ideas to help draw the reader into Vespa’s story.

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Shaping a Heroine – A Daughter’s Mother

February 22, 2012April 2, 2012 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

In my first entry to Shaping a Heroine, a series of blogs discussing the design of my novel’s heroine, Vespa Wynde, I talked about her father. When I tried to identify a woman or women as character references for Vespa’s mother, Utara Fireheart, picking someone proved an impossible task.

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