A soft tapping on the window startled us awake. My sisters and I sat up, scared for only a moment until we realized who it was. We peeked out to make sure. Yup. We quickly threw on some warm clothes, grabbed blankets, and tiptoed out of our room and out of the house, possibly stopping… Continue reading Auroras and Angst
Tag: Writer’s Life
The Editing Cave
You know that lovely time that comes all too rarely when you are working SO WELL on your book that you just CAN'T stop? That happened to me yesterday. Well, technically, it started at about 12:30 AM yesterday morning, when I couldn't sleep because I kept thinking about changes I wanted to make, and finally… Continue reading The Editing Cave
Nitty Gritty Editing
Between yesterday and today, I managed to get through the second edit of my book! Well. Sort of. While going through it this time, and thanks to an article in an article from The Writer magazine I have realized there is FAR MORE work to be done that I realized. Therefore, now that I've gone… Continue reading Nitty Gritty Editing
Introducing Idyllwood
You may have seen a difference in my blog if you tried to access it yesterday - or you may not have. I am not sure how it works if you have it bookmarked or on your reader. **shrug**. Nonetheless, there HAVE been significant changes, which I am actually pretty excited about. It SHOULD be… Continue reading Introducing Idyllwood
Writer Fears
I've realized posts like yesterday's probably belong more in The Writers of Ingleside, since it is more about daily life than writing - though you all know I like to talk about my life here too. But I'm going to try to keep this month's posts a little more focused on my feelings as I… Continue reading Writer Fears
A Little Progress
Today was lovely! I was just a LITTLE bit more useful - does that mean I am finally feeling rested? After sleeping in super late again (hey, in my defense, I was up until 3:30 - okay - I guess that isn't really a defense. More like. . .an admission), I made passion fruit iced… Continue reading A Little Progress
Day One of Writing Freedom
So, what do you think? Do you think you want to come along on my month of writing adventure? I thought maybe it would be fun, with me pursuing my dream for the first time in my life, to have company. So I've decided to TRY to write a blog post every day noting what… Continue reading Day One of Writing Freedom
NaNoWriMo Day 8
As you may already know from our Ingleside blog, my friend and I started NaNo off right this year - with a 3-day cruise! That's right! And, while the first day we wrote all of 500 words, we more than made up for it the second day, and were well on track by the time… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 8
Rejection and Life
Would you like to know WHY it has been over a month since I've written? Because I have literally spent half (possibly over half) of my nights away from home - mostly work trips, though a couple personal, and in between trying to catch up on schoolwork! However, class is now over (officially ended yesterday… Continue reading Rejection and Life
When Keith comes a’callin’
I thought it might be time for a tiny little excerpt from my book. You know, just to change things up. This is while Josie is working from home Christmas week so she can working on a drawing commissioned by you-know-who. It was a lovely, quiet existence that almost allowed Josie to forget she now… Continue reading When Keith comes a’callin’
