I set out to finish my latest work in progress last night. It’s just a fight scene. It’ll be utterly terrible for the first three revisions, and then it might be ok until I get a better idea. But I need to get something on paper if I want to fix it. I ended up […]
I almost forgot. It’s the first Wednesday of the month, time for me to air my insecurities. The thing that’s been creeping me out lately, is how far on the backburner my novels are. I love my world, and I love writing in it. I know I need an editor for the first, and it’ll […]
Publishing day came and went, and I sold one copy. Feeling grisham, baby, feeling grisham. And with the new month comes the new story, and the great circle of publishing starts anew. I have a bit of a jump start on this one. I’ve already read it out loud to the husband, and it’s been picked […]
And, of course, I just didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. It’s nearly warm and very sunny out. Laying there, listening to birds and the fan was too nice. But eventually the real world calls, especially on publishing day. This month’s offering is Hunted Down. The fifth of seven stories set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. […]
Yes, tomorrow Hunted Down is being published. I woke up to a hour and half delay of school, and was thrilled. A no-rush morning to get all my social media out of the way and proofread one last time. But then I saw a critique of a rough draft and that obviously takes precedent. Once I […]
I’ve done something highly unusual for me. I started a story before I finished one. Some people are rolling their eyes at me, and rightly so. But I’m usually very steady about my writing: Finish the current draft, then start the new one. The current Monsters of Pittsburgh story is long. It’s almost as long […]
It’s been awhile since this was relevant, but I used to have a co-author, my husband. If I am the master of snark (and I’m not), he is the grand pubah. Let me assure, our discussions were fierce and often. Last night, he listened to the latest Uncommon Animals story as I read it out loud. […]
I talked about long term planning earlier this week. Well, last night I may have blown my plans. I have a series of shorts and novellas. They are all individually complete, but they also tell a larger story. Since they are best read all together, I gave the titles and covers themes. For Uncommon Animals, […]
Metaphorically. Well, not really. But I thought I was. Let me back up and tell the whole story. So it’s one week until I publish the new story. I’m doing the usual frantic proof reading, because I cannot yet afford an editor. Suddenly, I hate a sentence. I want to change it, make it better. […]
Publishing monthly means balancing the short, medium, and long views. Short view is always what’s about to get published. Get the blurb done, get the cover done, and proofread despite my lack of ability to see the typos. Medium view is what’s getting published two months from now. The next story is done, it’s all […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 