Writing Martial Arts, Part 2: Philosophies
One of the things that I have learned about being pregnant is that nothing happens quite as you expect. For instance, this post, which...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Feb 25, 2014
- 4 min
Writing Martial Arts, Part 1: MA Basics
One of the topics that we have thoroughly enjoyed speaking on, at LTUE and elsewhere, is how to create and write martial arts in fiction....
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Feb 17, 2014
- 4 min
LTUE Reflections
This past weekend, Sam and I had the opportunity to attend and speak at Life, the Universe & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Feb 4, 2014
- 1 min
Life, the Universe & Everything
We are excited to be appearing again this year at Life, the Universe & Everything. This science fiction & fantasy symposium is one of our...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Dec 5, 2013
- 1 min
Holiday eBook Giveaway!
In the spirit of the holidays, we are giving a gift to all our Facebook fans: a free eBook copy of The Tale of Telsharu! Simply visit our...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Nov 18, 2013
- 1 min
Goodreads Giveaway
Two copies of The Tale of Telsharu are up for grabs in a Goodreads Giveaway! The giveaway lasts until December 18th, and is a random draw...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Sep 3, 2012
- 2 min
Labor Day weekend: a new story
Buk Tu edits have been going well, though slowed by Labor Day weekend. We’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback from our editor,...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Aug 19, 2012
- 2 min
Cool moments + Cover Art concepts
A couple of cool moments from this weekend— First, while signing books at the mall yesterday, I had the chance to talk with a family who...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Aug 5, 2012
- 2 min
Draft: Complete
A few minutes ago, I completed the final draft of Buk Tu (ie “Book Two” or the sequel to The Tale of Telsharu). Sam and I will submit the...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Jul 26, 2012
- 1 min
This is why I write
Yesterday evening I received a text message from a dear friend of mine. She and her husband have been apart for some time, and it’s going...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Jul 21, 2012
- 2 min
The challenge of revisions
My roommate came in the other day and looked around. Currently I have a craft table set up. My laptop sits in the middle, surrounded by...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- May 25, 2012
- 5 min
Writing & Revising: A Step by Step Process
There are a number of stages that we go through as writers to prepare a manuscript for publication. This differs slightly from writer to...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- May 6, 2012
- 2 min
The Avengers & Hanu Zan the Hero
I went to the midnight showing of The Avengers. I will admit to you, dear reader, that I am a total nerd for superhero movies. I love...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Apr 20, 2012
- 2 min
Gemmel Award, Reading Aloud, and the Tournament
A blog post of many topics! First, I learned from the blog of Patrick Rothfuss that voting is open on the David Gemmel Legend award for...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Apr 16, 2012
- 3 min
Research for your novel
A number of years ago I was taking a creative writing course and we had a section on research. I dragged my feet through the entire unit....
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Apr 11, 2012
- 2 min
All night revisions
Today is the day. We are presenting the manuscript of Buk Tu to our editor for his first review. This is both a major event, and a minor...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Apr 7, 2012
- 3 min
Epigraphs, poetry, and rhyming in fictional languages
I have a great love of epigraphs. With my own work, I am particularly fond of fictional quotations or works from in-world sources. For...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Apr 4, 2012
- 2 min
I #amrevising and I may be #goingcrazy
Revisions have been a roller coaster ride this week. Six days ago, Sam and I discussed a new scene that we felt needed to be added to...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Mar 28, 2012
- 3 min
Writing fight scenes
I recently had dinner with a family whose children I teach. Several of them have read Telsharu and were eagerly asking for an update on...
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Valerie Mechling Holley
- Mar 21, 2012
- 3 min
Rambling thoughts on revisions
If you’re following my Twitter feed at all, you’ll know that I’ve been working voraciously on revisions of “Buk Tu” the sequel to The...
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