It’s NaNo. Am I having fun? Well, some. As so often happens, the battle plan did not survive meeting with the enemy, though there was a good struggle. I got some more Srivasi, that I may or may not keep, and then I switched my focus to Flame, where I continue to stumble on because […]
NaNoWriMo and the Week Two Blues Read More ยป
If it’s Monday, I must be blogging. Right? Right. (Posted Tuesday because I finished it late. As Lammie would say and possibly regret, bite me.) My motto for the month, across the top of my whiteboard, is “Lean into the spooky.” Because it’s October, y’all. I love October. Even though the after-book-blahs roll on. I
Monday Blog of the Spooky Proceedings Read More ยป
Made wordcount again. I just have to keep telling myself it doesn’t matter if I’m getting the characters’ voices wrong. Writing is how I’ll figure that out. Yes, my first drafts are often more like elaborate outlines. I’ve known that for a while. And sometimes, they’re a map to what I don’t want to do.
NaNo 2013: Day Two Read More ยป
So remember how I was doing that list the other day of things I should do before NaNo? Yeah, that’s going well. It’s been a busy week, what with people not at work and lots of kids having crises including my own and all that other life stuff that always pounces me when I’m trying
Making Changes to the NaNo Prep-List Read More ยป
Once for NaNo I wrote a story about a redheaded mage chasing after the man he loved. It wasn’t quite that simple, of course. I tossed in demons and broken magic and a mad mage and a llama, just to mix things up. Also to go with my long fascination with marine life, this was
I don’t wait well. Possibly I should qualify that. If I’m in a waiting room? I’m fine. I’ve got my book, I’m good, just be loud when you call my name. On hold? I’m all right. You’ve probably got ten, maybe even fifteen minutes before I start getting annoyed. (Less if you have some perky
Impatience Has Its Good Points Read More ยป
