Writing used to be almost completely instinctual for me. If you ever read the first draft of my first completed novel, you would see that pretty plainly. It’s pure kitchen-sink plotting: Every time the story slowed down, I threw in another attack or explosion, and made sense of them later. Years later when I wrote […]
Why I Needed Fast Draft Like A Glass of Water on a Ship in the Pacific Read More ยป
So today starts the Fast Draft class with Candace Havens. I’m getting myself ready–drinking coffee, listening to Eye of the Tiger, taking deep breaths. Now to just get moving.
Fast Draft, AAAHHHH!! Read More ยป
Here in Tucson, we have the lovely Reid Park Zoo. It is not a huge zoo–it’s easily walked in a pleasant morning stroll. I’ve always found it to be just about perfect. By the time the little ones are tired, you’re at the cafe pondering corn dogs or hamburgers. This was our Thursday expedition, and
My Familiar and Wonderful Local Zoo Read More ยป
Montezuma Castle, that is. That was our Wednesday trip. Wednesday was quite a journey to get to our destination. We hit two rest stops! This was the view from the first. We were not far from Casa Grande, and still had a long long ways to go. But the little one had to pee, and
If It’s Wednesday, It Must Be Montezuma Read More ยป