http://frohock.wordpress.com a blog for writers Tue, 14 May 2013 12:45:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://frohock.wordpress.com noa blog for writershttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/HelluoLibrorumhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/NeBL065jhNc/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/good-bye-and-hello/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:12:41 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3852 Once upon a time I thought I might have enough energy to write two different blogs and continue working on my novels and stories. However, reality has finally set in and that time has passed. This is my last post &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/good-bye-and-hello/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3852&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=NeBL065jhNc:2RawuYG0Uao:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/NeBL065jhNc" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/good-bye-and-hello/feed/ 5 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/good-bye-and-hello/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/p1AxBU1GLJA/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/creating-effective-characters-by-hal-bodner/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3715 Hal Bodner is one of the funniest and most delightful authors I&#8217;ve had the privilege of working with for a guest post on helluo librorum. (And I might add, a most patient and sweet soul.) Hal is a fascinating and accomplished &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/creating-effective-characters-by-hal-bodner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3715&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=p1AxBU1GLJA:I5s8SPCoOuQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/p1AxBU1GLJA" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/creating-effective-characters-by-hal-bodner/feed/ 2 Teresa Hal with Bite Club In flesh and stone Bite Club For love of the dead Divider.jpg http://frohock.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/creating-effective-characters-by-hal-bodner/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/QieFToTGP-A/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/win-a-query-critique-or-a-25-or-50-page-critique-from-weronika-janczuk/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:24:28 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3811 To celebrate debut week for my novel, Miserere, I&#8217;m having a flash fiction contest at my other blog. Enter your flash fiction for a chance to win one of five prizes that include a query critique, a 25 page critique or a 50 &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/win-a-query-critique-or-a-25-or-50-page-critique-from-weronika-janczuk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3811&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=QieFToTGP-A:k92A688_vxY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/QieFToTGP-A" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/win-a-query-critique-or-a-25-or-50-page-critique-from-weronika-janczuk/feed/ 0 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/win-a-query-critique-or-a-25-or-50-page-critique-from-weronika-janczuk/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/OLKyiffPlnw/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/contest-win-an-autographed-copy-of-miserere-an-autumn-tale/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:17:30 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3803 My author&#8217;s copies of Miserere: An Autumn Tale arrived yesterday and to celebrate, my awesome agent Weronika Janczuk is hosting a contest at her blog! There are two ways to win, and so no one gets confused about where to &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/contest-win-an-autographed-copy-of-miserere-an-autumn-tale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3803&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=OLKyiffPlnw:CWizKrObJVQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/OLKyiffPlnw" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/contest-win-an-autographed-copy-of-miserere-an-autumn-tale/feed/ 0 Teresa IMG_2891_800x600 http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/contest-win-an-autographed-copy-of-miserere-an-autumn-tale/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/IDJTmU28ez8/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/contest-miserere-an-autumn-tale/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 00:55:54 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3796 I started this blog so very long ago to hone my blogging skills in case I ever had the good fortune to be published. Well now, we are are here, and I want to share some of that good fortune &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/contest-miserere-an-autumn-tale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3796&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=IDJTmU28ez8:9YoUrxT4SJ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/IDJTmU28ez8" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/contest-miserere-an-autumn-tale/feed/ 3 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/contest-miserere-an-autumn-tale/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/AvO5Lq1wo68/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-blurb/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:31:12 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3785 Ugly word, that. Blurb. Doesn&#8217;t even sound pretty when you say, but for me it&#8217;s an important writing tool. I know a lot of people put off writing their novel&#8217;s blurb until after the manuscript is completed, but I&#8217;ve learned to work &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-blurb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3785&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=AvO5Lq1wo68:czNI-R6JOn4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/AvO5Lq1wo68" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-blurb/feed/ 6 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-blurb/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/LXTmzaZGa4c/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/the-google-book-settlement-has-been-rejected/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:06:10 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3780 I just got this information on Twitter. The Google Book Settlement has been rejected. Judge Denny Chin ruled that the major issue was the &#8220;opt-out&#8221; portion of the settlement. You can read the Publishers Weekly report here and the PW article has a &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/the-google-book-settlement-has-been-rejected/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3780&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=LXTmzaZGa4c:Amc62cBJqRM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/LXTmzaZGa4c" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/the-google-book-settlement-has-been-rejected/feed/ 0 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/the-google-book-settlement-has-been-rejected/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/ac_ktUF2Klo/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/relief-organizations-for-japan/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:20:29 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3778 I want to say thanks to Martha Wells (@marthawells1) for tweeting this list of relief organizations for Japan. I like this site, because it provides a good listing of legitimate organizations that are providing relief to Japan in the wake &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/relief-organizations-for-japan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3778&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=ac_ktUF2Klo:JyScpMla3Ug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/ac_ktUF2Klo" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/relief-organizations-for-japan/feed/ 0 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/relief-organizations-for-japan/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/NQve64yVB2M/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/a-guest-blog-with-jennifer-neri/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:11:45 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3775 I&#8217;m guest blogging today at my friend Jennifer Neri&#8217;s blog on why I chose a traditional route to publication over self-publication. If you have a minute, stop by and say hi. You can also see more great posts Jennifer has from &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/a-guest-blog-with-jennifer-neri/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3775&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=NQve64yVB2M:b2NjPbc6j5E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/NQve64yVB2M" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/a-guest-blog-with-jennifer-neri/feed/ 1 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/a-guest-blog-with-jennifer-neri/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~3/zyu1WHfj7uA/ http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/lunch-hour-links-description-characterization-going-indie-and-more/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:55:37 +0000 Teresa Frohock http://frohock.wordpress.com/?p=3772 If you&#8217;re like me and enjoy surfing the net on your lunch hour, here a few links you might want to check out: My good friend Peter Cooper has written a very insightful article on writing description in your story. It&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/lunch-hour-links-description-characterization-going-indie-and-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=frohock.wordpress.com&#038;blog=6449662&#038;post=3772&#038;subd=frohock&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?a=zyu1WHfj7uA:qIaVeELbVlo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/HelluoLibrorum?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/HelluoLibrorum/~4/zyu1WHfj7uA" height="1" width="1"/> http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/lunch-hour-links-description-characterization-going-indie-and-more/feed/ 5 Teresa http://frohock.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/lunch-hour-links-description-characterization-going-indie-and-more/ nonadult