I finished up the second to last novella for the second series of werewolf stories and turned to the two shorts that I wanted to write. I wrote maybe 25 words the last three days. More annoyed with myself than anything, I turned to pinterest, trying to something. And I found this! That’s my brownie! […]
My husband and former co-author admits that he kind of likes it when I get writer’s block. The whole house gets very, very clean. I’m still stuck on that short. I had a few scenarios to try for the fight scene, but none of them really worked for me. Nothing excited me. Part of why […]
Got some real work done on one of my shorts yesterday, and then I realized that I needed more action. So I sat down last night to tear it apart and add in an action sequence. I then promptly started working on a scene for the finale of second series. Yes, I even procrastinate very short […]
So yesterday, I wanted to work on those two short stories. I fiddled around half-heartedly, got a few sentences down. Mostly I obsessed over my book covers, before settling down to watch some Supernatural with my husband. So imagine my surprise when I glance at down at the clock and see that its one in the […]
I’m pretty proud of myself. I not only got my short story polished up for May 1st, I also got some structural work done on the latest novella. The ending lacked punch and I knew it. This week I need to start working on my cover. I think I’ll be updating all of them… again. […]
I have dish towel brain this morning. Damp, twisted, and smells a little funky, but I did finish my first draft of the novella. And promptly realized that the time frame was off, and I really needed to expand a few of the ending scenes, and… I opened scrivener and promptly fell asleep on the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 