Why do cats sleep so much? My cat, Smokey, ('Smoke' for short) is a tuxedo and his favorite past-time is sleeping. On my bed, exactly where I wanted to drop for a nap. How does he know? On the wide window ledge in the sun where surely he'll bake into a cat burger. On …
Author: florencewitkop
writer of fiction, including clean romance, distopian, confession, mystery, sci-fi, romance
Question: What’s my method for creating titles for my books?
How do I come up with titles for my books? Like many writers — maybe most — I choose a working title to use while writing the book, one that reminds me of the theme of the book and keeps me on track. But it’s seldom the eventual title of the book. For that final …
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What makes legends so potent?
I've been thinking about my Legends trilogy and wondering how I came to write it and as I thought back over the process, I realized that it's probably human nature to think beyond what we can see and to want to believe the stories that come to us from those who've gone before. The legends …
Should I cut the grass?
When should the grass be cut? It's always a loaded question. Yes, the grass is growing way too fast and getting way too high. Yes, that tall, thick grass invites all kinds of insects to come and play and bite me in the process. And it looks messy. I'll give you all that. But when …
Question: What should a writer know about a story before beginning to write?
What should you know about a story before beginning to write? The answer depends on what kind of writer you are. Some writers prefer just a vague idea that grows over time as they write and dig deeper into the story and their characters. Others want or need an outline to keep them on track. …
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A very small lake
My story, Spirit Legend, is set in large part on the shore of a very small lake in the wilderness of the north woods in a remote area with no roads that's not been visited for a thousand years except for beavers and the occasional Native American, leading to the tribal legend of a spirit …
Autumn begins
I watch the leaves eagerly every year because autumn is one of my favorite seasons. Okay, I love all seasons, but there's something about the colors and the way they appear, subtly at first, and then suddenly the entire world is on fire, that gives me the shivers. In a good way, of course because …
Question: What is your favorite trope in romantic fiction? Your least favorite?
What's my favorite trope and my least favorite? Guess what. I have some pretty strong feelings about romance as it’s written today. Okay, not just romance, I have a gripe with what I believe is the most common trope in fiction today and it just happens to also be found in romance. Let me explain..... …
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The Snow Queen
My current work-in-progress is titled The Snow Queen. I chose the title because it was the only thing I could think of that would tell readers that it would be about a woman who deals well with winter in the wilderness. Of course, she's not really a queen. And she loves summer just as much …
Country living, oh my!
Anyone who lives in the country and depends on a septic system to get rid of used water will understand why I snapped this picture of a crew digging a new system into our property. It's been a year since we learned our old septic was overloaded due to misuse because I didn't know how …
