Photo copyright 2024 by Vanessa Kier Those of you who have been following me for a while will recognize this general setup as the way I create a standing desk whenever I’m staying in a hotel. This time, I’m using quite a solid, large ice bucket as the base. It’s tall enough that I had …
It’s a good thing I work from home. And for a company that is three hours behind me in time. Because this morning when I sat down to write, the muse wouldn’t let me go. I blew past my word count goal. I was having so much fun, I ended up writing twice as many words …
I just finished reading a book that failed to uphold the promise it made to me as a reader in the opening pages. Not only that, it failed to deliver what I consider a crucial experience in storytelling. The characters didn’t earn their happy ending. As writers, we often talk about what promise our first line and …
I can always tell if a book I’m reading is going to be a keeper or not by how involved I get with the characters. If I start screaming inside my head for a character to not be such a stupid idiot and not make such a bad choice…yeah that’s probably a sign I care a …
The February 2024 edition of my KierDevils newsletter went out on Thursday, February 1st. Find out what I’ve been reading and watching. Enjoy! If you’re a subscriber and don’t see it in your Inbox, please check your Spam or Junk folder. For Gmail users, it might also be on your Promotions tab. If my emails are consistently ending up …