Giving up on a difficult piece and moving on is easy. Sure, you may feel a slight, skulking guilt in low places, but you can ignore it, right? Not really. Trust me–I speak from experience. Yes, there are times when a piece just isn’t going to work. But most of the time, it just ‘needs’ work. …
Category: My Writing Life
Want It To ‘Feel’ Real?
The setting is important. In fact, without it, you have nothing but characters moving around in boring space. Now, when I first write something, that’s pretty much all I get. A little snappy dialogue if I’m lucky, an idea of what they look like and boring tags like smiled, nodded and smirked. Not a lot of…
Don’t Let the Murky Bottom Hold You Back
Note: I’ve added a new page at the top called Current Scene FA Pic. A handy place to check the current photo for writing as well as the deadline. Yes, I put in a deadline. Not for pressure– no. My purpose was to alleviate pressure so you know how long you can let a photo…
How Do You Draft?
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. …
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…