Trying to keep this latest story just a touch fluffy, but it’s hard. I don’t know why I’m locked in on trauma at the moment, but I have to keep rewriting scenes to lighten them up, emotionally. That being said, I am still writing.

I’ve restarted and rewrote this silly Lost Story at least three times now, but it’s finally starting to gel. And I’m seeing a “theme” to these Stories, which will make it much easier to edit them together into a narrative. Yes, my Pittsburgh books are all shorts, but they are shorts strung together by a […]

So I redid the opening of that Lost Story and I liked it. Then it was the holiday weekend and I was busy. So, very, very busy. Gardening mostly. Our house has extensive gardening that has been felt untended for, well, years, before we moved in. This summer is all ripping it out as 1. […]

I rewrote parts of the story yesterday and thought it was going well. Then I reread this morning, and it’s funny, but it’s forced. So I’m back to rewriting once again. However, I got to walk into work today, which mean lots of thinking time, and I think figured out my problems with this particular […]

So I’m hating this Lost Story so far. The characters feel forced, the settings are all wrong. I may have to delete it all and start from scratch. I’m 3000 words in and all of them suck. Okay that’s not true at all. Rita’s had a few gems and Matty, as always, steals scenes. Still, […]

Yeah, I didn’t get much written yesterday. We had visitors all day at the museum. I did manage to redo the beginning. The real problem is that, well, I don’t have a monster anymore. I’m 1000 words in, and no idea what we’re fighting. So that’s today’s mission. Find a monster. I might have to […]

I sat down to get just a little writing done, and realized I needed to revamp the beginning. It’s just not working at all, and I can’t save it. So instead, I replanted some succulents, made curtains for my youngest, gave the dog a bath, baked bread, made dinner, and finally ran to Home Depot […]

It’s Monday, so I have a ton to do. Especially since I didn’t do physical therapy of Saturday, like I’m supposed to. I’d like to get some writing done, but I’m doubting the beginning of this story. It feels off and wrong. So I need to rethink it entirely, figure out how to get back […]

Starting the next big Lost Story. Words are flowing. I need more coffee though. I can feel my brain being slushy this morning. I’m gonna have some fun with this one. A lot of these Lost Stories are sad. They deal with really heavy stuff. This one is lighter. We’re going to quip and be […]

So I’m officially doing these Lost Stories. I sat down last night, gathered all my little shorts and ideas, and well, I need 3 more, a short, a medium, and a long. And I think I have the idea for the long. I might even start it today, if I can get everything mentally in […]