Saturday
I decided today that I would paint my office. I’d been dithering about whether I wanted to bother and what sort of work it would take and all that sort of thing. Basically, it was undecided whether laziness would win.…
dribbling by the day
Here’s where I’m at for Trace of Magic. If all goes well, I’ll be done in 3-4 weeks. So far I’m pretty happy with it. I haven’t read it as a whole yet, so that could change. It’s also got…
Waxing and waning
For the first time I have hit a spot in this novel where the scene isn’t working. I know what the problem is. One of the characters isn’t coming through fully here, so it’s feeling very flat and plastic. On…
Officially official
What happened today: I am now an Oregon Driver. I had to take the written test. I had test anxiety, I can tell you. But all was well and I achieved a license with a better picture than my last…
politics
Ignore away if you want. I won’t be offended. Right now I’m really offended by the GOP. I don’t have a lot of political leanings. I’m an independent. I have issues with both sides of the aisle, but what bothers…
Blustery weekend
The remnants of a Typhoon has been hitting this side of the US this weekend, bringing lots of wind and rain. This has meant hiding out inside, snuggling under blankets, drinking hot drinks, and reading. With a little bit of…
choices
I’m working on something that’s period young adult. To be specific, it’s set in 1788 England. If I were going to do it right, I’d have a lot of language that isn’t understandable to a modern YA audience. It would…
Trace of Magic
It’s coming along quite nicely thus far. Though I’m heading for the potential middle slump. I hope not. Here is the word count thus far 35995 / 90000 words. 40% done! and a snippet, with errors, but I’m tired and…
Pathetique
Am I all kinds of pathetic for being irritated that on Amazon, Shadow City has 29 reviews and it can’t get just one more to break even? And why am I even obsessing about this? Lots of new great books…
Making home a home
When we moved in here, there were some priorities to get done quickly. We needed to unpack certain rooms for living purposes. Those priorities were the kitchen, the bedrooms, the bathrooms, and the rec room. Mostly those were done quickly,…