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 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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The new kitties are still taking up an inordinate amount of my attention. On the plus side I woke up super early and snuggled with Clark on the couch for awhile. It’s Monday and that means that in addition to chivvying my kids back into the school routine, I need to think up a topic […]
My normal Sunday writing routine got messed up a little. Instead of getting up at six with the kids, slinging down my coffee and editing the previous night’s ramblings, I got two new friends. A random conversation between my husband and I resulted in two cats coming to live with us this morning. My day […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 