Murder board
As I mentioned previously, I’m working on doing some replotting Blood Winter. Well, not all of it needs to be replotted, though the back half is going to change according to how the front half changes. Yeah, I like to…
Plotting
Some of you will remember that I have a big whiteboard that I use for keeping track of characters, making notes, plotting, and whatever I happen to need in terms of writing. It’s freestanding and I can flip it over…
Curiosity and writing
First, the curiosity. From my site stats, i can tell that a fair number of people have downloaded my dissertation. I’d love to hear from some of them and find out what you’re using it for, or what brought you…
How I got my agent
Some people wonder how authors came by their agents and I thought I’d give my very short story here. I had finished Path of Fate and developed my submission package. I started submitting out query letters to agents and publishers…
Wednesday
Today we got a new washer. Our old one died and the repair costs were as much as a new one, so . . . It required a 2 hour drive to Bozeman (and 2 back). Costco had none. They…
Where I’m at Now
I started working on a novel idea a few months ago. I have the plot down. At least the basic plot. That came through to me really strongly when the idea snuck up on me. At the time, it felt…
Blood Winter is done
Yes that is right. It is done. It’s got rough edges, especially since I wrote more than half of it in the less than the last two weeks. Yes, that’s right. This is not my normal process, but I had…
panic and flailing
I back up my work. I put it in dropbox and put it on another machine and I have the time machine backups on two computers and I print out each chapter as it’s done. So this isn’t that kind…
I’m not dead yet!
I know, I haven’t been here the past couple of days. I’ve been writing. Today I didn’t get nearly the words done that I wanted, but I got through a sticky scene. Very emotional. Especially important given some earlier stuff.…
And another Blood Winter snippet
Yes, the writing proceeds well. And in honor of the flow, another snippet. Max is in trouble. Again. She looked down at herself. A complex pattern had been carved on her skin. There were strange letters and symbols overlapping in…