Writers, like their fellow artists, tend to spend a large majority of their time absorbed in the creation of their art. As pivotal as that may be, we also close ourselves in with only a laptop or notebook for companionship. We become immersed in our own stories that we don’t always take the time toContinue reading “The 2014 Philadelphia Writers’ Conference Did Not Disappoint”
Author Archives: Kelly Deeny
Story Time: Why Reading My Work Aloud Strengthens My Writing
The art of verbal storytelling is strong in my family. With both Irish and Native American ancestors, you’d think I’d have a natural inclination to recite stories with intrigue, precision, and insight. I do…but only when I write them down. “How was your day today, Kelly?” Seems like an easy-enough question, right? Not for meContinue reading “Story Time: Why Reading My Work Aloud Strengthens My Writing”
The Love of an Aunt Holds No Bounds
Family in its various forms inspired the creation of my premier novel. One of the key relationships is the one between my protagonist, Gracie, and her oldest cousin. More like sisters, the two bonded very early on. They spent years apart yet they share a connection that could very well help heal their entire family. I’ve spentContinue reading “The Love of an Aunt Holds No Bounds”
An Artist’s Dream
“I had interesting dreams last night.” Those words escape my lips at least 3-4 times a week, but I seldom write down the details. Even now, as I sit at my laptop and draft this blog post, flashes of the dreams slow my typing. I believe very firmly in the power of dreams – notContinue reading “An Artist’s Dream”
Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down
Summer started beautifully. My West Coast family came to visit for a few weeks, trips to amusements and NYC were had and healthy eating was all the rage. Plus, I was making significant progress in my novel and looked forward to its completion. Then, it nearly went up in flames – literally! The apartmentContinue reading “Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down”
Third Times a Charm
It’s been a productive few months. In my prior blog entry, I wrote about how I somehow managed to lose the most recent version of Part 2 of my novel. Since then, I had to admit that I’d gone off-course. I got so intrigued by the secondary characters and their subplots that I made myContinue reading “Third Times a Charm”
Stuck in the Middle
Quite literally actually. This is very difficult for me to come to terms with but…I have misplaced the most up-to-date version of Part 2 in my novel. I have a version saved but I know that I made significant changes in story, tense and dialogue. I’ve looked in all the places I would’ve saved aContinue reading “Stuck in the Middle”
Character Representations
I visualize my characters as living, breathing manifestations of people I love, those I’ve met and artists who inspire me. In that vein, because my characters are important to the world in which the story exists I have certain actors and actresses that I can see portraying them when the novel is made into a film. NoticeContinue reading “Character Representations”
One down, two to go!
Part one of three sections in my YA novel is edited and ready for family and friends to read. I welcome constructive feedback, yearn for honest criticism and welcome both praise and “eh, it was okay” comments. I’ve mentioned it before but I’ll reiterate it once again…I love, love, love the direction of this story. Continue reading “One down, two to go!”
Assembly Required
My {Title Yet to Be Determined} novel is currently under construction. As I near the end of the editing phase I am assembling all 3 parts of the story together; into one cohesive unit. From there, I will re-read the piece from start to finish and stop messing with it! All the feedback I’veContinue reading “Assembly Required”
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