As I sit in my lovely living room, the Jim Brickman station playing softly in the background, curtains drawn, a cup of tea (yes, in a teacup) and the beautifully lit Christmas tree in front of me, it feels more like early morning than almost 11:00 AM. Of course, the magic of the moment keepsContinueContinue reading “A New Year, A Grateful Outlook”
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When You Don’t Like Your Main Character . . .
So, what happens when you don’t like your main character? I mean I like her eventually, but she has to change first. Yes, I am writing one of those sorrows-and-trials-change-a-person’s-personality stories. What can I say? Those are my favorite stories! But, I had/have this idea of how I want Elizabeth’s character to be in theContinueContinue reading “When You Don’t Like Your Main Character . . .”
Upcoming Goals
Sorry I haven’t posted in so long – I have been busy with life: Settling in to my new job, setting up Christmas stuff, recovering from a week and a half with my in-laws . . . all that. 🙂 So, here are my upcoming writing goals. I think it will be significantly harder toContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Goals”
50,869 Words
That is all. 😀
Super, super quick update
41,000 words! Knowing that there are people watching this blog to see if I make it is keeping me going. No lie.
Thanksgiving Coma
So, Thanksgiving totally messed me up. Well, okay – I was already a little messed up. The day before Thanksgiving, I hit blank wall. I stared at the words in front of me – and couldn’t think of anything to write. I think part of the problem is that the family is on their wayContinueContinue reading “Thanksgiving Coma”
Nanowrimo Quick Update
Per my prediction, I was unable to write yesterday – though the dinner went over exceptionally well, I think. 🙂 And they brought me both flowers and wine as a hostess gift, and Daniel beer as a host gift. So sweet! But, anway, I made up for it today, with a smashing 2,200 words! IContinueContinue reading “Nanowrimo Quick Update”
National Novel Writing Month
So, for probably the 15th time in my life, I am saying it. THIS YEAR I AM DOING NANOWRIMO! Of course, I haven’t completed one yet (though my awesome friend, Abby, has), and the last five years or so, it has kind of been – I am doing it! And then to wake up one dayContinueContinue reading “National Novel Writing Month”
A Breakthrough
An amazing and unprecedented thing happened to me day before yesterday. I woke up, and, later in the day, my mind naturally turned to writing. As you all know, I have had lots of angst around it in the last several months, and trying to “get the spark and passion back” etc. But, as IContinueContinue reading “A Breakthrough”
Story Ideas
So, I decided to actually do something today rather than mooning about, thinking about how I wished I was writing again. So, I signed up for Writer’s Digest, dug through and pulled out several old pages of long ago story titles and ideas, and reread them, and then I pulled out Gail Carson Levine’s Writing Magic:ContinueContinue reading “Story Ideas”
Forest Idylls 