Author: E.K.Thiede

Hello friends, My apologies for the lack of anything on this page recently. The holidays are, as everyone knows, a hectic time of year. I have also recently noticed some changes that need to be made to my manuscript (See? Printing it out was magic!) so I’ve been hard at work moving a few scenes…

How do you choose a book? After you pick one up, what makes you open to the first page? What makes you keep reading after you start? Well, a good first line never hurts. examples: “He began his new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air.” The Maze Runner, by James…

I do 99% of my writing on my laptop. I know that writing by hand is worthwhile and can trigger creativity in an entirely different way than happens when you type, but my handwriting is atrocious and inefficient so I just can’t. My kindergarten teacher failed miserably when teaching proper pencil grip and it’s too…

Let’s talk about tense, baby, Let’s talk about POV… Did it work? Humming Salt-n-Pepa yet? No? Well, I am… Today I want to talk about a big choice that every author has to make when he or she begins to write a book, and what I learned after choosing to switch it up. I’ve always…

I don’t know if this is true for other writers or not, but something strange happens to me the moment I decide to share a portion of my writing. The instant I get ready to hit send, I am able, for a few minutes, to read the passage as the recipient might read it. The…

Don’t worry, my children are safe, just in case any of you haven’t heard the phrase that inspired the title of this post. I’m not actually going to kill anyone, I promise. I pour words on the page when I write. I litter the paragraphs with descriptions, back story, and world building details that no…

Writing is a solitary pursuit. Most writers, probably the vast majority, are proud introverts, which is awesome. Some of my favorite people and most of my favorite authors are introverts. Keep on keeping on, friends. However…. I’m not a member of the introvert club. I’m an extrovert to the extreme. I love people, parties energize…

The strangest thing I’ve discovered about writing is that the more time I spend writing this book, the farther away the finish line seems. I’ve had a few people make comments recently such as, “How long have you been working on this book?” “You must be almost done, right?” or “How long does it take…

First things first- my trip to NYC was one of those rare experiences that actually lived up to every possible expectation. My daughter and I had a fantastic time at Hamilton (we missed the famous speech to Pence by one day, if you were wondering) and we did, indeed, get our backstage tour, which was…

I’m currently on a train bound for the big apple. I got lucky a few months ago and snagged two tickets to the show everyone wants to see, Hamilton!!! I decided to take my daughter with me, since she had already memorized the entire cast recording (don’t worry- I told her which words she isn’t…