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”
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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”
Idyllic Moments
My soul is soaring right now. Yes, yes, far different from my previous two posts. I’m not entirely certain why I’m so happy at this exact moment, though I’ve some guesses. We’ve had multiple days in the mid-fifties over the last couple weeks (Today was our first snow, but let’s set that aside for now),ContinueContinue reading “Idyllic Moments”
National Frontier Trails Museum
We drove fifteen and a half hours yesterday…and instead of writing during lunch and in the evening when Daniel was able to drive, I slept half the time. Apparently, I was tired. Well, I can catch up again, right? That’s how life goes, though. Best laid plans and all that. This morning we got toContinueContinue reading “National Frontier Trails Museum”
On the road and 2,000 words
I am currently writing this at 7:00 AM on the road to Oklahoma to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws. Well, technically, we are going to Missouri first. We normally at least try to make it all the way to Oklahoma in one shot (18 hours), but due to alternate circumstances, we aren’t supposed to arriveContinueContinue reading “On the road and 2,000 words”
Pitching and Pressure
Oh my goodness. Has it truly been a month since I’ve posted? I swear, I still care about you, dear blog! I mean, dear readers! Imagine, if you will, an all-encompassing pressure weighing down on you. You wake up thinking about it, stump around all day thinking about it, and go to bed thinking…that youContinueContinue reading “Pitching and Pressure”
Figuring out the Pitch
All right, y’all. I know this is early. But at least I’m posting. So, this is going to be a nitty gritty, in-depth post that will not be of use or interest to most of you. However, since I don’t really have a writing partner, and I feel like I need some accountability/help as IContinueContinue reading “Figuring out the Pitch”
Rewrite Complete!
Well, I did it, people. Yup, finally finished rewriting A Picture of the Past! Oh, don’t get me wrong–there is still a ton of work to do. Since my “editing” turned into “rewriting”, there is still actual editing to do, and I cringe to think how long that will take! You know what this rewriteContinueContinue reading “Rewrite Complete!”
Most Cordially I Hate You
In honor of the Humboldt river, which my fictional family is approaching, I leave you with two poems written by emigrants to honor the Humboldt: I HATE YOU Meanest and muddiest, filthiest stream, most cordially I hate you; Meaner and muddier still you seem since the first day I met you. Your namesake better wasContinueContinue reading “Most Cordially I Hate You”
Forest Idylls 