Back in the saddle again
I came back from the writing retreat having written 32, 281 words in basically 3.5 days. I am completely stunned. I have never written that much in that little time, ever. I worked on the sequel to The Incubus Job…
Writing Retreat
Tomorrow I will head off to the Rainforest Writers Village in the Olympic Rainforest. I’ve done some really good words done the last couple of years there. I’m hoping this one goes even better. My back has been giving me…
Sunday with nachos
And football. The game has been less than interesting. The commercials not particularly funny or entertaining. The halftime show–the Boy of Size and I decided that the boys group was wearing clothes made of shiny plastic bags, and the girls…
A couch!!!
Actually two couches, but we have them! After a month without, we have them. And the dogs are so happy. Kids are too. And me too. It’s so very nice to actually have them instead of sitting in camp chairs.…
Depression and Writing and Imposter Syndrome
I’ve been thinking about writing this for awhile, but haven’t been ready. I’ve decided to take the plunge. Apparently I have depression. (I’m going to come back to the ‘apparently’ in that phrase). I used to work in a toxic…
scrape, mold, pile, click . . .
I have rebuilt/rewritten the 2K words that I lost. Accidentally killed. Whatever. So now I’m back up to speed and hopefully I can run with it tomorrow. In the meantime, I posted a blog on Magical Words today about starting…
Furniture debacle
Or at least that’s what the dogs call it. Maybe furniture armageddon. Because for them, it is the end of all things good. What happened is that we had a big sectional with recliners in each end seat. We’d had…
Book Review: Thinning the Heard by Adrian Phoenix
Received from Netgalley Thinning the Herd by Adrian Phoenix is a damned fun book. You’re going to want to read this one. Before I tell you why, let’s start with the back of the book description: From the New York…
The old year
I’m noticing a trend across the net and elsewhere, that people are reflecting on the year that was lately. I don’t really feel like it. First, for me, the new year started on the winter solstice. It always does. I…
news and baking
First, The Weird Wild West has been released! My story, Grasping Rainbows, is included. I really love this story. There are som fabulous writers in the book and I’m honored to be included. I hope you enjoy! In other news,…