We had company tonight until almost midnight. I woke up at 9:00 AM and immediately started baking. I took a break to get some supplies from Costco and Whole Paycheck – er, I mean, Whole Foods – and then cooked some more. I made a lovely cake roll filled with pudding and whipping cream, ChocolateContinueContinue reading “Editing Challenge Day 2”
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Up Next: Editing Challenge!
I am supposed to be working right now, but apparently after working 9-10 hour days all week to make up for being sick last week, and being extremely productive while I was at it, my brain is a little tired now. No, it has nothing to do with being up until 12:30 last night. NothingContinueContinue reading “Up Next: Editing Challenge!”
A New Conquest
Dear Readers, For those of you wondering why the previous posts suddenly became private, here is the explanation: My husband and friend have been desperately trying to convince me to finish the story I am writing and then submit it for publication to a publisher like Love Inspired. After much entreating, I have agreed toContinueContinue reading “A New Conquest”
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 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”
Editing and Submission
So, almost needless to say, I did not reach my goal of editing the entire book by the end of April. However, I did get done with the first part of it. Sent it off to my friend to read, as promised. And . . . haven’t touched the book since. It is just SOContinueContinue reading “Editing and Submission”
Cruises and books
So, I am not going to use the excuse “busy” for not having written in awhile. Frankly, I simply kept forgetting and then, when I did remember, other things took priority. Which is how it should be, right? Life takes priority over internet? We went on our (almost) annual cruise end of March andContinueContinue reading “Cruises and books”
Forest Idylls 