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Laughter or Larfter

("Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film 'Shall We Dance')

Plotter or Pantser—or a little of both?

You’re considered a “plotter” if you outline the story of your novel.

You’re considered a “pantser” if you develop the story of your novel as you go along.

In REAL life, even though the best laid plans of mice and men/women tend to go awry, I’m a plotter. Planning my day from sunrise to sunset assures that I’ll make the most of every purpose-driven minute.

In stark contrast, when it comes to writing, I’m a pantser all the way. Although, I might jot down the names of a few characters, and visualize where the story is going from start to finish, nothing is engraved in stone—let alone written down! As soon as I start typing, the twists and turns navigated by my characters pull me along for the ride.

My latest WIP, rounding the bend to the finish line, and illustrative of utilizing the pantser process, is my Contemporary tale, “Mr. Wizardo,” loosely based on L. Frank Baum’s 'The Wonderful World of Oz.' A childhood favorite of mine in third grade, I’d repeatedly sign this book out of the school library to read it over and over.

In REAL Time:

Coming soon—an anthology, 'Once Upon a Fabulous Time,' comprised of the aforementioned tale written by me, Eva Pasco, and those contributed by my fellow Indie Fabs: Aliya DalRae, R.M. Gauthier, JB Richards, Lyra Shanti, and JoAnne Van Leerdam.

Most of us are scrambling by the seat of our pants to meet the self-imposed deadline.

“One for all, all for one!”

This belief sums up the spirit of a small group of diverse authors who formed our own collaborative, jumpstarted by a twist of fate in 2016, associated with Indie Author Day. Eventually, author/historian JB Richards did the honors of organizing the six of us into a cohesive bunch called the “Indie Fabs” also comprised of: Aliya DalRae, R.M. Gauthier, Lyra Shanti, Joanne Van Leerdam, and myself—Eva Pasco.

Besides collectively looking out for those elusive golden opportunities to market and promote our work, and offering mutual support and encouragement for each other’s literary endeavors—we believe in “paying it forward” by supporting the Indie community.

What a difference a year makes!

In addition to each of us having published several works meriting prestigious awards, Renee (R.M. Gauthier) initiated the idea of our collaborating on an adult fairytale collection. Birds of a feather, great minds think alike! The central, unifying theme of our anthology—Believe!

ONCE UPON A FABULOUS TIME (444 pages), which officially debuts on December 8th, is available for purchase now at Amazon as a Kindle Edition.

Special Release Price: $.99 until the 9th!

*Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077YTLZ7M

Dreams really do come true...if you believe!

Huzzah to each contributing author:

Aliya DalRae: “Bitter Beauty” and “Sweet Distraction” (A Felino Stivali Tale)

R.M. Gauthier: “The Melting Pole” and “Millie’s Story”

JB Richards: “The Dragon’s Heir”

Lyra Shanti: “The Star Maiden” and “The Nameless Curse”

Joanne VanLeerdam: “A Rose By Any Other Name” and “Where Darkness Lies”

Eva Pasco: “Mr. Wizardo”