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 been… Continue reading Next Steps
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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. I… Continue 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 my… Continue 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 to… Continue 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),… Continue reading Idyllic Moments
Fighting the Forest
You know that churning unease inside of you that just upsets everything around you? That feeling you get when all is not well, or, in my case this week, when you have so much to think about and so much to do that you are avoiding it but you also feel guilty about avoiding it,… Continue reading Fighting the Forest
Finishing NaNo
I swear I didn't abandon you. No. Strike that. I did. I totally abandoned you all. So, here is the update you all have been waiting...has it already been a week???....for: YES, I DID FINISH MY WORDS! I almost gave up. Multiple times. But I didn't. And I'm so glad. It doesn't quite feel as… Continue reading Finishing NaNo
Slogging Through
You know, I am beginning to wonder if whoever decided on National Novel Writing Month being in November hated the holidays. Or had no family. Because, seriously, am I the only one who finds it impossible to find time to write the day before, the day of, and the day after Thanksgiving? Especially when you… Continue reading Slogging Through
Wall of Tears
All right, last time, I promised you all news! And the news is...I wrote over 2,000 words yesterday! Okay, I'm kidding. I mean, I did write over 2,000 words yesterday, but the TRUE news, which those of you who follow me on social media already know, is that I won third place in The Writer's… Continue reading Wall of Tears
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 to… Continue reading National Frontier Trails Museum
Forest Idylls 