Shallee McArthur

Awesome Contest!

Shallee ● May 26, 2010

So if you're not already following YA Highway, you should be! And if you need incentive, they're currently holding a totally wicked contest.Go forth and ent...

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Dystopian Writers Blog

Shallee ● May 24, 2010

Check out this awesome new blog from up and coming dystopian authors! I love it alrea...

Did you ever wonder…about sailing in space?

Shallee ● May 14, 2010

POEL is currently on hiatus as my brain busily works away at how to de-suckify certain portions. I've got another dystopian project in the works, though. More to come...Now, in honor of Jessica Watson‘s youngest ever solo, non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation that will come to a triumphant end tomorrow, let’s talk about sailing. What does sailing have to do with science fiction?...

Titles You SAY You'd Never Read

Shallee ● May 13, 2010

Tonight, I was bored. This happens very rarely, so I don’t really know what to do about it. I was bumming around on Facebook, and decided to post a link on my page.That’s when it happened.The Security Check box popped up. You know, where they give you two random words in a funky design that you have to type in to prove you’re a member of the human race? Well, the one in front of...

The Balancing Act of an Aspiring Author

Shallee ● May 13, 2010

This week, I finished my outline for the travel memoir I'm working on, and I’m telling you, ladies and gents, that whole Freemind tool is one of the coolest outlining helps ever. Added to this busy-ness was my first Mother’s Day (yay for moms! and for me I guess…), a teething baby, a change in my work schedule, and the discovery that five of the oldest kids at New Life International...

The Plotting Tool for Pantsers

Shallee ● May 4, 2010

The time has come.The time to outline. The time to plot.Now, part of the reason I like the pantsing-with-a-bit-of-plotting method is that I love the freedom and creativity of it. So what’s a pantser to do when she has to plot (REALLY plot)? How about using this amazing method? The author of the Hal Spacejock series and creator of Ywriter shows a great, visually organized method...