Behind the Scenes Archives - Sharpened Pencils Productions LLC

May 3, 2023

The Art of Mastering (or Avoiding Procrastination

Diana Stout / 0 Comments / #IWSG, Behind the Scenes / Diana Stout, What's new? /

Check out my latest Behind the Scenes blog where I ask questions regarding your relationship with procrastination.

April 15, 2023

Editing, Editing, Editing

Diana Stout / 0 Comments / Behind the Scenes, Laurel Ridge novella, Novella, What's New! /

Edits for draft number 3 were finished today!

Probably three more drafts.
Then, a journey through the grammatical error-finding platform.
Then, a read-aloud via the computer-generated text-to-speech feature.
THEN, finally to beta readers.

I’m so excited about this story now! These two are intense!

Charli is fretting about William discovering her deep dark secret, and William has fallen in love the minute he saw Charli and fears he may have no lost her forever. Not to mention the legalities surrounding his car being found in the lake and the concerns about revealing who really put it there.

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July 9, 2020

How to Write When Struggling – Part 1

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When struggling with characters, plot, interest, or the writing what do you do? Are you inclined to quit? Read Diana Stout’s Behind the Scenes blog and learn how she resolves these different elemental struggles.

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May 30, 2016

Behind the Scenes: I’m not inspired…what do I do now?

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Which comes first: the writing or the inspiration?

Are you writing a book or even a school paper and have lost your inspiration?

Read more here.