I exited the window onto the fire escape only to lunge backwards as a giant mouthful of teeth came at me. I pressed as far away as the railing would let me, too terrified to even scream, let alone cry. The bear’s nose and mouth were wrinkled together in a ghastly snarl, accentuating the glisteningContinueContinue reading “When all hope is gone”
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Revision, Revision, Revision
“We are camped at a little place called Rock Creek Station….I’m told our last few stops were only recently established and so we should be grateful for the additional provisions we have been able to obtain, as previous travelers did not have that privilege. As if there were anything to ever be grateful for outContinueContinue reading “Revision, Revision, Revision”
Courage
Yes, I know. I was supposed to post this yesterday. But, well…I woke up and wanted to finish the book I had started the day before, so I read instead of working (hey, technically, it’s contemporary romance, so counts as research, right?) – and by the time I finished the book at like 9:30 AM,ContinueContinue reading “Courage”
The Teddy Bear
So, one of my favorite ways to come up with short stories is to use my Dixit board game. For those who don’t know, Dixit is comprised of a whole bunch of very unique pictures, and when playing the game, you are supposed to come up with a word or phrase to describe a pictureContinueContinue reading “The Teddy Bear”
Editing, Editing, Editing.
I know I’m a day late on my usual blog post, but I had a good reason. Well, I think it was a good reason, though some might point to my perfectionism as a bit of an issue. I was finishing editing Drawn Into Love. But wait, you say, you finished that ages ago! YouContinueContinue reading “Editing, Editing, Editing.”
Deep Dives
It’s been a few weeks. And if you don’t follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you have no idea where I went. I promise I had good reason for disappearing. In summary, I was doing a deep dive into my three main projects. And here are the results: Drawn Into Love: I know, I knowContinueContinue reading “Deep Dives”
Just a Snippet
Five Days. Three Goals. Finish the initial review of Picture of the Past (appr. 70 pages)Finish doing a deep dive breakdown of Drawn Into Love (appr. 275 pages)Get up to 60k words in my current WIP (10,778 words) That’s what I’ve been working on this week. So far I have finished #1, and not startedContinueContinue reading “Just a Snippet”
Los Angeles
Day 24 (June 20): Where could we go from here but Los Angeles? Daniel’s old stomping grounds, as he grew up in California. This was one of the few locations we did not actually schedule what we wanted to do, opting instead to dedicate a full day to it and deciding on the fly. WeContinueContinue reading “Los Angeles”
Redwoods and Sausalito
Day 20 (June 16): After a very long drive from Sacramento yesterday, we arrived in the Redwood Forest in northern California around 9:45 p.m. Definitely later than most of our nights, and our first priority was getting everything set up so that we didn’t violate quiet hours at 10:00 p.m. So we, obviously, didn’t reallyContinueContinue reading “Redwoods and Sausalito”
Sacramento: The End of the Trail
Day 19 (June 15): Well, we did it. Can you believe it?? We followed all the way to the end!! But I’m getting ahead of myself. Lake Tahoe yesterday was such an amazing break. We laid on the beach, watched the sun go down, got an appetizer and a couple drinks, and finally meandered backContinueContinue reading “Sacramento: The End of the Trail”
Forest Idylls 