There's a country song that has been going over and over in my head this month, called Sounds Like Life to Me by Darryl Worley. Essentially the song talks about how crazy life is and how no matter how much we want life to be predictable and/or fairytale-ish, it's actually unpredictable with lots of ups… Continue reading Podcasts and Conferences
Tag: Writer’s Life
The Overland Trails: Overview
I know what you are all thinking: "Um, Jacinta, you promised us a part two of that AMAZING historical fashion overview...what on earth is this?? I've been on pins and needles ALL WEEK waiting to see how fashion changed once it hit the 1850s!" Don't worry, I haven't forgotten. Part 2 is coming next month.… Continue reading The Overland Trails: Overview
Turtle Mode
My beta readers were due to send edits back to me on April 15th. For all you writers out there, you know how nerve-wracking that is. I mean, a project you have spent months--or in many cases years--or in my case ten years--on and you finally sent it out into a cold, cruel world who… Continue reading Turtle Mode
I Am With You
I have found three four-leaf clovers in my life. The first was when I was about sixteen, and had just heard news that seemed devastating to a young girl. I ran out to the back of the house, crying out to God for hope, fell to my knees in my prayer, and there it was… Continue reading I Am With You
An Unknown Future
I know, I didn't write last week. But I had an excellent excuse - as usual. Though, I think this one is better than usual. Hard to beat, I know. So what was I doing? Well. I was having a tête-à-tête with God. Okay, okay, so it was more like He sat me down and… Continue reading An Unknown Future
Next Steps
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
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
Forest Idylls 