I’m big into mood music when I write. I have several lists. Some are cast specific (The Pack from my novels has their own playlist), some are story specific. The song from above is from the Red Witch playlist. And I was super glad I heard this morning, because I got one of my sporadic […]
I’ve talked a little bit about my novel, The Red Witch, and how I’m frankensteining it together, cutting apart old drafts, and adding in new bits to create a cleaner story. And yesterday I ran into the pitfalls of such a thing. I cut the introduction of five supporting characters and didn’t notice. My critiquer sure […]
I spent my morning working through notes on the Red Witch. I’m super fortunate to find a grammar guru who loves my work. So, as she’s plowing through the Red Witch, I go along behind her, cleaning up my mess and clarifying what was explored during The Haven. And unlike my novellas, I’m not as […]
Another day of critting, editing, cleaning, and being a stay at home mom. But I’ve got few minutes between folding seven loads of laundry and starting dinner to realize that holy crap, I really need to sit down and work on one of my characters. My novels always play with structure. The first one had overlapping chapters […]
Read, critique. Read my critique, fix my chapter, repost my chapter. Repeat. This has been my life the last few days. And I’m not complaining. I’ve been in a whirlwind of projects, getting things nailed down. A little worried about one story in Last Call, but we’ll see how other people react to it. And […]
Woke up to a request for a betaread, and two critiques. But the the critiques weren’t for Last Call. Instead they were for my novel, The Red Witch. I seesawed between disappointed and elated, before squarely falling on elated. Okay, so people haven’t gotten to Last Call, yet. Boo-freaking hoo. I have so damn many […]
I’m on an editing mission. Hedge Doctor comes out in June, so I’ve started polishing Last Call in earnest. The first few stories needed to be prettied up, but the fourth one… this one was a pain to write, and it needs a lot of work. There are scenes that have to combined, characters to […]
It’s almost April. Monsters of Pittsburgh: Omnibus comes out in ten days. And Hedge Doctor: Prom comes out in June. Now the Omnibus, of course, takes care of itself. Those stories are done. But Hedge Doctor needs a proofreading, and the other two stories in the series need a little work still. Nothing major, just a scene […]
This is my free flash series, and it’s only available through my new newsletter, which is bi-monthly. The first story comes out on Friday, so sign up to read about Chelsea and Jackson. Moving on. I’m writing, just not what I want to be. In my defense, I do have a few (flash) projects that need to […]
Both the husband and I are struck down by some upper respiratory nastiness. I slept for 12 straight hours. I’m up and he’s going down. So blarg to flu season, but I am editing today.
Words That Burn Like Fire 