• Trace of Magic Snippet

    I finally FINALLY finished my revision of Trace of Magic and sent it back to my editor. I really like it and hope that I’m right. Anyhow, in honor of finishing, here’s a snippet for you.   A week later,…

  • In which a book is completed

    Trace of Magic is done and sent off to my editor and agent. I’m sure there will be comments and revisions to come, but for now, it’s a done book. Finally. I had it drafted weeks ago, but with all…

  • Doodads and updates and snippet

    I forgot to mention that I finished Trace of Magic a couple days ago. Go me! I talk about ending it over at Magical Words today. Specifically about ending creep. I’m pretty happy with the book so far, but only…

  • writing endings and John Pitts

    I finished a chapter today (the one I thought was the last chapter in this book) and promptly started the next last chapter. This ending is one that I’m discovering as I go. I’m feeling my way and it’s frustrating…

  • dogs and mountainsand a snippet

    Corgis are the cutest dogs ever. Here are mine, being spoiled and cute. And then there’s this picture of Mount Shasta, near Weed, featured in Crimson Wind. If you don’t know about that, why not? The man smashed his hand…

  • shelf happiness and a dilemma

    Today we slept uber late and then I went to Costco where I spent a lot of time. Go figure. I saw someone come out with a bag of dog food. Just a bag of dog food. I think they…

  • The end is missing

    I did a ton of work on Tracer this week. I am less than 15K from the end. But I have no idea where it’s going. I wonder if my lizard brain will reveal something soon. I hope so. I…

  • Trace of Magic snippet

    I don’t have much to share today, except that my shelves are finally in and we’ll get them this weekend, and hopefully install them too! (there’s more work to them than just setting them in the house and loading them…

  • ch ch ch changes

    In the year that we lived apart (the man and the rest of us), my son developed Xbox skills that he didn’t have before and so now the man and boy are whomping on each other in hockey and the…