In just ten minutes, summer vacation starts. I’m looking forward to this more than the kids I think. I’m free of enforcing homework rules, and haranguing them into uniforms. No more making small talk with people who I don’t really know. Forever Summer! I did not get the omnibus edition yesterday, I was consumed by […]
I finished up my the roughs of my covers for Monsters of Pittsburgh last night. I posted them in a few writing groups for feedback. Damn does it feel good to be ahead. The story is done (if rough), and the covers are done (if a little rough). Little far, far less stress than making […]
It’s too nice to do anything. Which is an unusual statement from me. I love self-publishing. I love being my own boss, and I’m actually very good about keeping myself on task. I just wish I got paid. So for me to be daydreaming out the window about sunshine and taking warm, reading naps under […]
Yet another day when I’m pretty sure I won’t get much writing done. Not that I mind. The husband needs a day off to recharge. And a happy Father’s Day to any other dad’s reading this. I’ll be on the phone with mine soon. And since I’m resigned to no writing for until Wednesday afternoon […]
Today is my oldest kid’s birthday. So, writing is absolutely taking a back seat. I just want to throw out a piece of advice to my fellow writers: If you’re privileged enough to beta read for someone, check your ego at the door. You’re supposed to be helping them find their voice, not trying to […]
For the first time since the original spark of idea, I found myself daydreaming about Jeff. How to end the scene he’s in and where to go from there. It’s a good sign. I’m so busy with the end of the school year, the oldest kid’s birthday, and all the critiques for Monsters that I […]
That’s what I’ve been looking at for three days now. Still no significant progress on Jeff’s story, but that’s because I’ve been getting mad crits on Monsters. Priorities and all. I need to get Monsters in shape for publishing, I can keep working on Jeff’s stuff in the mean time. I have been getting a […]
That was writing yesterday. A sentence here, a paragraph there. A few bits of action for Jeff, and a breakthrough for Monsters. Jeff’s stuff I’m building, and I’m pretty sure I’ll have the set up done by Friday. Monsters… I’m at the point where I’m adding the layers. The thing about writing a series is […]
Just not the story I had intended to work on. Saturday night, more than a little buzzed, I got in a discussion with some folks about the second Monsters of Pittsburgh story. The middle is sagging, and every single critique has said so. I cut 800 words and still got the critique that there was […]
No, I didn’t get any writing done this weekend. For one things, I had a birthday party to go to with my youngest. For another, I’ve had wretched headaches all week. Finally getting past them. I’m still a little hung up on this Jeff story. I think I’ve figured out how to fix the damn […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 