I need to be writing. The rewrites are going okay. Slow, but okay. Like I’ve said, I love this part of the process when I go over each page and add the ambiance. Here’s a clip from yesterday’s work: Before: That night, I sat on my front porch watching the ocean, sipping blackberry herbal…
Category: My Writing Life
Spring Sucks
Tornado Effin Season Again. Spring is supposed to be warm and sunny. It’s supposed to smell good with the blooming flowers and make you all happy and crap. Not in Oklahoma. Yeah, I’m right in the middle of that thing on the map. We’ve had sirens and close family time in the closet. I’m writing during…
Laptop Tip
Heather brought up how uncomfortable a laptop can be on a person’s lap, so I thought I’d share this great thing I found at Office Depot. At first, I thought it was priced high for what looks like a thin piece of plastic, but it has turned into the best writing purchase ever. I have…
Connotation Connection
“Did she really mean to say that?” We communicate by using words. More and more these days, we do so by writing them instead of speaking them. I’m one of those who doesn’t mind this. I’m not much for the phone. I’m a talker, so when I do get on the phone, mountains of work…
Monday Ramble
Enjoyed my week off. I only picked up my WIP a couple of times. Worked on the prologue and didn’t like it after two rewrites, so I set it aside. Over the week, I went to a wedding, celebrated a birthday, hung out with family, read books and watched a few movies. I went on…
Bad Stuff First, Then Good! Promise!
Thought I’d update my friends and readers on the slow posts. I’ve blogged about a thyroid issue I have called Graves Disease–which can be pretty rough when it really gets going. I’ve been in remission for a while now. But, when I was sick, I had reached this state by the time they found it….
Telling and Showing… and Layering
Don’t you just hate it when you enter a contest and the judge tells you that you need to do more showing and less telling but they don’t tell you how? When I used to judge contests, I always turned their manuscript over or included a whole new blank page using examples from their actual…
Monday Ramble
I’m in good spirits today. A part of me is anxious to jump into rewrites and the rest is wanting to enjoy spring break with my kids. I may try to fit in both. I kind of ran myself down in the last couple of weeks. Pushing yourself to meet a goal is one thing,…
Weekend Music and Art
It’s a little late–been a busy weekend despite my botched plans. 🙂 This week’s artist is David Bailey. There are so very many stunning images on his website. Here are a couple of examples. As a writer, you can probably understand why this first image struck me so hard. And wouldn’t you like to hear his story?…
No Pitch
The agent coming to our mini-conference had to cancel due to weather in New York. Flights were canceled. Kind of bummed here. On the positive side, I had realized my synopsis wasn’t quite up to par, so I’ll have time to revise it to my liking before sending it off to her. Plus, I’ll also have…