I wrote only a thousand words yesterday. Not even the requisite 1,667. But at least I’d gotten ahead on the other days! Well, the first couple days. So I’m still not technically behind…unless you count being behind my SISTER, who somehow shot up to 10k words today! But you know, considering I was also doingContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 4 Recap: Slow but Sure”
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NaNoWriMo Day 3 Recap: I’ll Take It
Yesterday was the first day of the ACFW Virginia conference, which I, as part of the board, was helping put on! That means that I was busy from 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM. So many workshops, so much learning and instruction! And then, of course, all the cautions about how much work it is toContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 3 Recap: I’ll Take It”
NaNoWriMo Day 2 Recap: Great Progress
Yesterday was pretty good too, not going to lie! I wrote…drumroll please…2,820 words! So not quite as much as the first day, but still well above the suggested word count! Of course, I’m not saying it’s any good – but that isn’t the point of NaNo, right? I mean, we just need to get thatContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 2 Recap: Great Progress”
NaNoWriMo Day 1 Recap: Getting Started
Why, yes – yes, it is indeed that time of year again! Don’t look at me. I didn’t see this coming. The day before, I was like, wait, I have to write over a 1,000 words tomorrow??? But, not only did I succeed in doing so…I wrote 3,000! And that’s probably the last time I’llContinueContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Day 1 Recap: Getting Started”
Genesis Award Winner
I had some exciting news to share! For those of you who haven’t seen it on social media (and based on the incredible number of kind congratulations I got, I have to believe there aren’t many of you left), I WON the Genesis award in the historical category! Like, actually won. Out of everyone whoContinueContinue reading “Genesis Award Winner”
Turtle Mode
My beta readers were due to send edits back to me on April 15th. For all you writers out there, you know how nerve-wracking that is. I mean, a project you have spent months–or in many cases years–or in my case ten years–on and you finally sent it out into a cold, cruel world whoContinueContinue reading “Turtle Mode”
Next Steps
And, after pushing myself probably more than was healthy, I finally sent my book off to beta readers around 2:00 AM on Saturday. Or would that technically be Sunday? Anyway, once the book was gone, it was like a huge load dropped off my shoulders and left only weariness in its place. It has beenContinueContinue reading “Next Steps”
Weasel Words Galore
Y’all, my eyes are exhausted. Yes, it’s a thing. They are so tired, my husband told me to lay down for awhile. And why, you may ask? Well, remember how I was going to be done editing my book by last Friday? Yeah, that hasn’t happened. Not for lack of trying, I assure you. IContinueContinue reading “Weasel Words Galore”
More Words
As I continue my editing mania, I have finally come to a conclusion. There is absolutely no way I am getting this manuscript down to 90k words. Nope. In fact, it’s going back up. Those 5,000 words I deleted in my first round of editing? Already down to 4,000. And having gone through all myContinueContinue reading “More Words”
Editing Crash
I completely crashed on editing – like, barely breathing kind of editing – and finally finished editing my book! Okay, not FINISHED, finished. But I finished that one big edit when you go through the entire book and fix scenes and do last second research, and all that. Which means, now I just have toContinueContinue reading “Editing Crash”
Forest Idylls 