Me and my projects. I have lots of them, but they’re all in the same universe. So even when I’m hanging out with Chelsea and Jackson, I’m still helping Marley and Edie. I switch between projects as need be, drafting, editing, and polishing in cycles. However, yesterday, I made a breakthrough on the sequel to […]
I have three kitties: Ollie, Bruce, and Clark. My own personal Justice League, protecting us from the evils of mice. And they are much like their fictional counterparts. Ollie is genial, sweet, even. Just don’t pick a fight. As any number of cats in our neighborhood learned before he became indoor kitty. Clark is super […]
Let’s get one thing straight from the outset: I don’t have a horse in this race. I never voted in the Hugos, never bought or read a story because it won one, and I’m not nominated. Hell, yesterday morning I would have been hard pressed to remember it was a literary award. But then a […]
I love the man, I do. He used to be my writing partner, before his job got to be too much work. He’s still my number resource when it comes to writing though, and my harshest critic. If I have a plot snarl, I yak at him until it goes away. Sometimes, he can help […]
Another day of critting, editing, cleaning, and being a stay at home mom. But I’ve got few minutes between folding seven loads of laundry and starting dinner to realize that holy crap, I really need to sit down and work on one of my characters. My novels always play with structure. The first one had overlapping chapters […]
It’s a strange thing, inspiration. And something most writers both love and hate to talk about. It’s fine when you have a great story. Or a funny one. It’s harder to explain the more odd occurrences. Like how laying on my stomach, listening to Naruto, somehow led to me finally coming up with a good backstory for […]
Read, critique. Read my critique, fix my chapter, repost my chapter. Repeat. This has been my life the last few days. And I’m not complaining. I’ve been in a whirlwind of projects, getting things nailed down. A little worried about one story in Last Call, but we’ll see how other people react to it. And […]
Been working on Last Call and the Red Witch this week. Wasn’t sure which one to post. Think I’m gonna Last Call this thing though… The trouble will be finding a non-spoilery scene… *** Rick followed Mina into a shadow and squatted beside her. She didn’t so much as glance at him. All her attention […]
Got lost in that beta read I mentioned yesterday. My ability to read whole novel in under 24 hours and coherently comment on it, is something other authors need. I try not to do it very often as it does eat up a day, but it’s done, and I feel better about myself. Plans for this […]
Woke up to a request for a betaread, and two critiques. But the the critiques weren’t for Last Call. Instead they were for my novel, The Red Witch. I seesawed between disappointed and elated, before squarely falling on elated. Okay, so people haven’t gotten to Last Call, yet. Boo-freaking hoo. I have so damn many […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 