Sunday Morning Coming Down
Ah, love me some Johnny Cash (via Kris Kristofferson with that song). Today I got work done on the WIP. Have fully slipped into edit mode and have been chopping, reshaping, snipping, and rethinking. I hate to say it…
The Winner
Wow, you all made that a really difficult contest. I had a tough time picking a winner, but I decided on Ken because I loved the story and it totally made me think about those summers nights when I was…
Recovery
As I mentioned, yesterday I finished my proposal chapters. Late last night, I finished polishing them up to send to my agent. Part of that polishing revolved around consistency. I had changed some name spellings and some capitalizations, and I…
ritual words
Last night I was going to bed and then suddenly had a burst of energy and creativity, and stayed up til 3 a.m. to finish the chapter on the WIP I was working on. It was a little bit difficult…
Admissions and a snippet
I admit that it’s been a hard day. I had a bit of a meltdown actually. The culprit is Valentine’s day. But not in the way that you might thing. My husband and I don’t usually do much for V…
a workday
I managed to exercise today, and I finished the neverending chapter of the WIP. Finally. I’m pretty pleased with it. I hope I still am when I really dig back into it. I now have one more chapter to write…
Reading and Food and Orchids
I really hadn’t realized how little reading I’ve been doing of late. I buy tons of books and then don’t end up reading them. So my TBR stacks of actual books and ebooks are really large. Massive. Enormous. Anyhow, I…
A snippet
From what I’m working on now. I don’t know if I will like it down the road, but I like it now. Teeth dug into his jaw and cheekbones. Hot, fetid breath filled his mouth and nostrils. Above his left…
Reading and writing
One perennial piece of writing advice that I give is to read your works aloud. Hear the words, hear the rhythms, hear the alliteration and assonance, and the poetry of the language. Listen for choppiness and disjointed thoughts, for the…
A writing post
I haven’t talked about writing much lately. I think it’s been because I’ve been stewing about a scene. It’s still stewing, but I had some thoughts today. I was reading from Don Maass’ 20th Century Fiction. There’s some really good…