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”
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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”
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!”
Perfection: My roadblock
I’ve never thought of myself as a perfectionist. I procrastinated, second guessed and doubted throughout most of my high school and college career. “Was I writing about the right topic? Was I getting my point across? Will the professor like it?” All these worries worked on my self-esteem until I ended up putting off theContinue reading “Perfection: My roadblock”
Kelly Deeny 