The life most real to me. As evidenced by the preponderance of posts.
I will write every day. I had this habit once, and lost it. Gave it up, rather, trying to edit, to do other things. No more. I will write every day. There will be time for the rest. But I must write every day. I wrote today. Five hundred words on a scene from long […]
I actually finally posted another chapter of Shades and Hues. I really intend to stay more on top of it this time. Honest. You know what they say about good intentions, right? 😉 In other news, another crummy day at work. I’m thinking (again) about a new job. Problem is, I’m really very much in
I’m done, apparently. For the first time in what seems like forever, I am NOT editing Taro. Which means I’m supposed to be on vacation, right? Problem is I don’t exactly know what to do with myself. Not to worry, though. I’m sure that won’t last long. I’d type more, but my hands are sore
So last year I finished up a book, and sloppy as it was, let a friend who had been hounding me read it. And when I’d hounded her back a bit (usually she gets back to me quickly, this time the silence was ominous), she admitted that she didn’t care for the MC. Didn’t care
I’m sick. Again. I am SOOOO sick of being sick. 120 pages edited, yesterday and today. 118 to go, but tomorrow I return to work. Blast.
My current writing book (Plot and Structure, James Scott Bell, I highly recommend it) talks about finding your themes. Writing about what I care about. It’s not new advice, no. Pretty much any writing book worth a glance will advise pouring your passion into your work. So maybe it’s just serendipity that the question went
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Seriously. I’ve been at this for how long? The demmed book is only 80K! (or it was, before all the chopping. Arghhh!) I’ve so had it. But I can’t give up. Leave it now, and it’ll only be worse when I come back to it. And I will come back to it. I love this
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