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Birthdays!!

So yesterday was my birthday! Such a different birthday from last year! Last year was just miserable. Daniel and I both were sick, and Daniel didn’t seem to understand that just because I said we should wait to celebrate my birthday until we were well didn’t mean to ignore my birthday entirely, and I feltContinueContinue reading “Birthdays!!”

WordPress vs. Blogger

So if any of you have been checking my storyidyls blog on blogger.com, you will note that I haven’t posted much in it. Yeah. For some reason, I don’t like it. I tried. I gave it a good go – mostly because my husband and friends are all using blogger. But – I find wordpressContinueContinue reading “WordPress vs. Blogger”

A New Year, A Grateful Outlook

As I sit in my lovely living room, the Jim Brickman station playing softly in the background, curtains drawn, a cup of tea (yes, in a teacup) and the beautifully lit Christmas tree in front of me, it feels more like early morning than almost 11:00 AM. Of course, the magic of the moment keepsContinueContinue reading “A New Year, A Grateful Outlook”

When You Don’t Like Your Main Character . . .

So, what happens when you don’t like your main character? I mean I like her eventually, but she has to change first. Yes, I am writing one of those sorrows-and-trials-change-a-person’s-personality stories. What can I say? Those are my favorite stories! But, I had/have this idea of how I want Elizabeth’s character to be in theContinueContinue reading “When You Don’t Like Your Main Character . . .”

Upcoming Goals

Sorry I haven’t posted in so long – I have been busy with life: Settling in to my new job, setting up Christmas stuff, recovering from a week and a half with my in-laws . . . all that. 🙂 So, here are my upcoming writing goals. I think it will be significantly harder toContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Goals”

10 symptoms of the dreaded ‘I am not really writing’ curse

10 symptoms of the dreaded ‘I am not really writing’ curse. Absolutely loved this post!

50,869 Words

That is all. 😀

Super, super quick update

41,000 words! Knowing that there are people watching this blog to see if I make it is keeping me going. No lie.

Thanksgiving Coma

So, Thanksgiving totally messed me up. Well, okay – I was already a little messed up. The day before Thanksgiving, I hit blank wall. I stared at the words in front of me – and couldn’t think of anything to write. I think part of the problem is that the family is on their wayContinueContinue reading “Thanksgiving Coma”

Quick Word Count Update

I am in Oklahoma now – we are visiting my in-laws for Thanksgiving. They have only 4 children, most of whom are old enough to be on their own, so the house is often quiet, leaving me lots of time to write. And then, of course, I had Thursday and Friday to myself. Thursday IContinueContinue reading “Quick Word Count Update”