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In addition to reverse outlining, this week I focused on making simple maps of how my characters are connected to one another and how they move across the map of the fictional village of Imar in [...]

Apparently this thing I’ve been doing has a name: reverse outlining. I write and write and write, then I go back and try to make a map of what I’ve done. The map is often only [...]

Oh, it’s so attractive…that grand idea of actually finishing something. I certainly vibed on that rush when writing Flashes of War, which included 26 short pieces and therefore 26 [...]

Maybe hitting 35 comes paired with this for everyone, but lately it feels as though managing some of the basics of my own life has become a full time job. Toss in losing 15 pounds and finding a [...]

If you missed my spotlight on The Camille Conte Show, here’s the archived access. The interview begins ten minutes into this streaming link. Other than finishing the novel and finding a [...]

Live on air tonight: Friends, please tune in by streaming The Camille Conte live internet radio show at 5:10pm Eastern Standard Time (1:10pm Alaska) for my 20-minute radio interview featuring [...]

So…I took a week off the blog. So…I’ve been pondering the same problem with Chapter 7 for 10 days. So…the pipes have frozen, the shower’s broken, and more weather is [...]

Read Part 1 and the first draft right here.Without further a-do, let’s see how Idella opens scenes, adds and enriches detail, characterizes her father more fully, uses reflection, and [...]

Some readers may or may not know that one of the ways I support myself is by offering mentoring and critique services to students across the United States. Typically, these are adults who have [...]

Local readers: I’ll be presenting in downtown Spruce Pine today at the Episcopal Church at 12noon to the Rotary Club. Come on out! Two days of deep freeze here, meaning subzero temperatures [...]