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And so it begins

Yet again, NanoToons manages to capture precisely how I feel.  It’s November 1st, and yes! I’m doing NaNoToons again for NaNoWriMo. For those who have been following NaNoToons for years, you may have noticed I didn’t do them for October. I didn’t even have one for October 31st, which I normally do. I was evenContinueContinue reading “And so it begins”

The Start of (Another) Journey

Yup, folks – this is it – another National Novel Writing Month approaching fast! I have convinced at least one of my friends to join me in this venture (finally!) and we have mutually agreed to write completely sappy romance novels. You know the type – like Love Inspired books, where the story line isContinueContinue reading “The Start of (Another) Journey”

Magic and Literary Festivals

Some people are upset when fall days are not crisp and cool, befitting the colors on the trees. But days like this, with the sun shining down as though it were spring filled with hope rather than an upcoming, cold and dark winter, fill me with such joy. You cannot beat the feel of theContinueContinue reading “Magic and Literary Festivals”

Writer Envy

Today – or rather, this afternoon – was spent at a coffee shop writing. A perfect thing to do on a holiday. Well, more research than writing. I finally reached that point in my book where it was hard to proceed without an actual timeline for the California/Oregon trail. So I spent hours trying toContinueContinue reading “Writer Envy”

Character Development and Editing Woes

If you follow my blogger account (you know, that public facing one that technically friends and family can find if they look that I often wonder why I started at all?) then you already know what I am working on. But just in case you don’t, the title of this post will tell you. BecauseContinueContinue reading “Character Development and Editing Woes”

15 Minute Challenge – Day 7: Final Thoughts

Yes, I did my 15 minutes. I used it (well, really, half an hour) to finish up a couple scenes I stopped in the middle of last week. I have no profound things to say about my self-imposed 7 day challenge. Certainly nothing that hasn’t been said before by “real” writers and multiples of them.ContinueContinue reading “15 Minute Challenge – Day 7: Final Thoughts”

15 Minute Challenge – Day 6: Giving Breanna a Backbone

One significant flaw I think I have mentioned before is how quickly Elizabeth’s mother went from being weak, conciliatory, and non-confrontational to speaking her mind and ordering people around. Granted, I know from experience that it can happen to even meek people when the occasion is right, but to turn around so completely seemed inconsistentContinueContinue reading “15 Minute Challenge – Day 6: Giving Breanna a Backbone”

15 Minute Challenge – Day 5: Developing Characters

I’ve been having an issue with my main character in Picture of the Past almost since the beginning. I didn’t like her. I didn’t intend for anyone to like her at first, but to gradually sympathize with her as she changed – but I didn’t like her even when she changed. She seemed so -ContinueContinue reading “15 Minute Challenge – Day 5: Developing Characters”

15 Minute Challenge – Day 4: Scene Implementation

I know it is technically past midnight, but I am still totally counting this 15 minutes. We had guests over, which I personally think is a valid excuse. But, I did begin writing a scene that I defined as needing to be written! Which, then started to turn into another scene which went longer thanContinueContinue reading “15 Minute Challenge – Day 4: Scene Implementation”