That’s the number of words I left to right to hit my Nanowrimo goal of 30,000 words. Unfortunately, I have about 6,000 more words until the story ends. Still, it feels good to be this close to done. It feels amazing to know that when I finish this story, I’ll have a year’s worth of publishing […]
Usually, I like to stick to my own writing. But occasionally, something from the outside world rocks the bubble that is my writing life. Earlier this week, Marvel announced that Thor is now a woman in the comics. And I found myself thinking about it and getting mad… “Kate, this is your logical side. You don’t […]
I finished the second Jeff story yesterday. I’m two-thirds of the way done, and the final stretch is in sight. So I took my kids to the pool and then napped the rest of the day. Today, I’ll start to push myself and see if I can can’t get this bad boy written in a week. […]
I hate them. Well, I hate writing them. Which is odd, given my choice of genre. The truth is that I’m terrified of repeating myself, and I have a lot of fight scenes. So much like my introductions and explanations, I spend a lot of time rereading my fight scenes and making sure that I’m […]
So yesterday, a few of my friends on my favorite critique site begged to read the first Jeff story. I hemmed and hawed, but I’ve been really digging the story, so I posted the first part, and made sure to note in the author’s comments section that it was a super rough, and I was […]
I’m pretty sure that I have ADD. I know, I know, self-diagnosis is THE most obnoxious thing ever, but my oldest has been professionally diagnosed with ADHD, and my parents often chuckle when I tell them stories about his day, and usually find a similar story about me. So I think I’m on safe ground […]
My break lasted a little longer than I thought. I apparently really needed to clear my head. Then last night I opened up Scrivener to at least TRY and get some words out. I ended up getting back into the groove around 12:30. With a little bit of luck, I may finish this rough tonight. […]
Last night, I was giggling over how adorably sarcastic one of my new characters is, when I suddenly just couldn’t look at Scrivener for one more moment. I’m enjoying the story and I like my characters. In fact, a new favorite should be back in a few hundred words. But I can’t do it right now. […]
That I usually travel. Though to my credit, I’m usually on my own. Okay, let me explain this, now that I’ve seriously misquoted Frost. Yesterday, I had a dilemma. I had a plan for these Jeff stories, but I got what felt like a better idea. Unfortunately, it would easily add an extra few thousand […]
I went into my nanowrimo with a vague plan. I had some idea where Jeff’s story was going. Enough that I wasn’t too worried about connecting the dots while I wrote. Unfortunately, I’ve hit a point where the story could spin off in a few directions, and I’m not sure which path would be best. […]
