My email isn’t working, so don’t get alarmed if you haven’t received a response from me. Phones have been seriously iffy, too. It’s not just the connection either. I have a teenager who leaves the phones off until they’re dead. Recharging isn’t cutting it right now. I finally put in a phone with a cord. …
Month: January 2007
Bird Snark?
You come here for writing and you get birds. But, I have bird snark. Really. With the sleet piling up a clean, sharp white outside my window, the birds constantly catch the eye. It’s not easy getting them on film. They swoop in and out fast. So I tore up a piece of bread to try…
Trippin’ From Procrastination
So, I’m trying to work. We’re all prepared for the ice storm that hasn’t let up in hours. It’s unbelievable! I’ll take pics when it gets pretty. Anyway, we have firewood, the pot of hearty soup cooking… and okay, I even made homemade bread. (I’m going to get so fat eating my own cooking and practicing that…
Psst!
Come here. I know why you’re here. You want to know the secret, right? You already know about BICHOK–butt in chair, hands on keyboard. You know about writing at least a little every single day. You sleep with your trusty Dwight Swain or Jack Bickham manual under your pillow. You’ve inhaled Bird by Bird until…
What’s Good For Me
Well, my output is still good. For me. I’m not hitting my 2500 word a day goal at this point, but so far, I’m averaging two chapters a week which is good. For me. Actually, that’s a kick ass output if I were going on regular standards. Two chapters a week would translate into what?…
Pandora Heaven
Okay, I said it before, but Laura, you rock. I’m having a blast with Pandora Internet Radio. I’ve set up several stations but I keep going back to a few because I’ve discovered new bands and as most of you know, there’s nothing I like better. (Okay, except getting lost in the writing zone and…
Store News and Word Goals
I wore this shirt tonight to grocery shop. It so fit the mood since I despise grocery shopping. But… I love having the house full of food. Always a trade-off, eh? And since I wasn’t in the mood for canned Air Supply, I played Korn, Disturbed and Family Force Five on the Ipod. With my hair in a pony-tail…
Let’s Shake Things Up… Scene From a Pic!
My last Scene from a Pic-Snarky Reader Style tanked. Holidays and all that. Plus, I didn’t pick an inspiring picture. Yeah, I know, my fault. So, I’m shaking things up a bit. Check out this fantastic and delightfully wicked photograph from Deviant Art and write if you’re so inspired. It can be a scene, a plot or even just one…
Snagged!
Hit a snag. After that incredible first day word count, nothing. We had several huge family issues hit us at once on Thursday, so the last couple of days were the kind I hope never to experience again. Sometimes life smacks us around, bites our ass then hangs around gnawing for awhile. No worries, I fought…
Thursday Feels Like Tuesday
I think it’s because the kiddies went back to school yesterday, but my weekdays are off this week. BTW, I don’t know if I mentioned this, but I’m sort of doing my own version of the NaNo. The JaNo, you could say. So yesterday, I wanted to total around 2500 words and it was a…