Sopping red hair fell in her eyes, but Chelsea couldn’t spare a hand to move it. Alex’s eyes wouldn’t open, and he didn’t seem to be breathing. Not even the pouring rain could wake him. Yes, today is Chelsea Day! You still have three hours to sign up and find out what happened to Alex, […]
Last week, I gave the unfinished Red Witch manuscript to the betas and writing group. Slowly, word is trickling back. So far, I’m on the right track. Pacing is good, characters stay in character, and dialogue is on point. Which hopefully means I can get back to work in a few weeks and bang the […]
I have tried reading the entire manuscript out loud to the husband. I have tried not thinking about it. I have tried walking and dancing for inspiration. I have even tried switching up my writing music. But three weeks later, I kind of have to admit that my mind is not on the Red Witch, […]
Chelsea Childling is back today! Sonja is making some rather uncomfortable waves for Chelsea and Amber. Their fledgling relationship can handle reavers, but can it handle doubt? Yes, our favorite redhead is once again getting into hot water as she learns how to hunt monsters! There’s still time to sign up today for […]
There should be Chelsea today, but it’s a holiday and I’m lazy. So next Monday you can have your Chelsea.
So last week I was all “Slowly but surely coming together…” And then… I finished it. I finished the chapter! But literally, the next day, I realized that it didn’t work. I needed to take the chapter I just written a new intro for and changed POVs, and split it into two chapters… oh and […]
And I have been writing. It’s just that this is a fight scene, and one I am rewriting from a new character’s POV. So I’m not just fixing up the fight, but rewriting big chunks of it because Barb wouldn’t know what a trained warrior would. It’s exhausting, mentally. It’s one thing to switch POV between characters with […]
Yes, it’s the first Monday of the month, and that means Chelsea! Last month started the new cycle, so the adventure is just ramping up. Sorry, I love Chelsea. She has never ceased to surprise me, even if I did create her. Good characters do what you want, great characters do what *they* want. Chelsea has […]
I got over that one chapter, but ran smack into the exposition chapter. And I don’t mind the expo chapter. I actually like them, reading and writing. But this is the… fourth version of this I’ve written this year. Little changes in the timeline (and more than one HUGE change in the timeline) makes for big changes […]
It’s most daunting part of writing an epic. The road ahead of me. I spent two weeks contemplating a huge change to the narrative and consequently not sleeping. Something that hasn’t been a part of my life for some time now. My friends and family are shocked. Kate gets 6-8 hours of sleep, on the […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 