I’m flirting with the idea of doing something different with my next young adult novel. I stopped to work on other projects and worry I’ve missed the period of interest in dystopian novels. But I still love my story… so who knows, I might take this one out myself when it’s complete. It should have…
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Blogged at The Deadline Dames
I talk about being too stubborn to give up and share the cover of my first publication. Come make fun of it! 😉
Morning Walks, Redbuds and Difficult Characters
This morning was gorgeous. I ran errands early, then came home, slipped on my earphones and went for a walk. Not the leisurely kind, no, but the heart pumping, feet moving, half-sprint kind. I enjoyed crisp air, cooling breezes and the bright, warm sun which was sharing enough Vitamin D to have me grinning like…
Meh–But Recipes!
I am one of those people who doesn’t adjust well to Daylight Saving Time. In fact, it throws me off so much, I’m stumbling around a couple of hours daily for about a week. Last night, I was up until three and then I went back to bed after my husband and son left this…
Un-NaNo-It’s in the Chemistry, Baby!
Grinding along here. Yesterday was one of those EXCELLENT writing days. Not only did a reader on Twitter tell me she was a big fan and couldn’t wait for my books, but I cleared 3059 words. And it wasn’t the number that made the day great, it was the content. This book took an exciting romantic…
Un-NaNo-It’s Friday. Show Me Love
Yes, another insidious Friday has crept into my life. Most are so happy on this day, thanking various deities and getting ready for two days of debauchery or maybe, just some sleep. Writers on submission still have these feelings, but they are slightly damp… or in some cases, they’re soaked and dripping all over the…
Un-NaNo- Good Step Back & Honest Admission
I kicked butt. Not in word count entirely, but in the quality of words produced yesterday. The step back to mull the story worked and though I didn’t make up my word count for the missed Monday, the words I wrote yesterday are good words, so I’m verra happy. Words yesterday–1855 (But more because I…
Un-NaNo Strong and Steady
Things went slow but steady yesterday. I wrote the first kiss scene and that just takes a little extra close attention and finesse. And darn those teens-we weren’t ready for that part yet. But you know how they are. 😉 Words yesterday 1974-seriously close to goal, so I’m cool. Kind of hoping for one of…
Un-NaNo Day 4-Crashed, Started fire…
Had to happen after three intense days with major word counts. Yep. I crashed. Woke up yesterday feeling ill and while, thank goodness, the illness didn’t linger, the off feeling did. Every word was a struggle and I ended up writing over 1k then cutting most of it. Scene was so boring, I fell asleep…
Un-NaNo Day 2 & Important Things!
Okay, yesterday rocked. (In writing only!) Yes, some of these words were imports from the old manuscript, but I rewrote them to fit new plot, took out a character, added back in a different character, fleshed out new setting which will still need work in next draft. I didn’t want to stop the flow too much…