It feels good to be slipping back into a writing routine after the release of my latest book. I floundered for a few days with attempts to market the new book, and a few more with wondering how much more I could do to promote the release. I found my balance this week. I’ll continue […]
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Mid-Week Update: Progress is a Sweet Little Kitten
No, I did not get a kitten. Hubby is allergic, and I’m a dog person. 🙂 We’ll have to haggle later with the kids, because they love cats. But I digress…. Progress! I’ve made some! Last week, I finished the final round of revisions to Queen Witch. Extensive changes resulted from one beta reader’s input. […]
Round of Words Goals Post: Happy New Year!
When I think about all I can anticipate in 2013, I get really excited! One of the major advantages to taking part in something like A Round of Words in 80 Days — the writing challenge that knows you have a life — is the quarterly re-assessing of goals. It’s a bright and shiny new year…but […]
Final ROW80 Update of 2012! Eek!
Alright guys. I don’t have long for this post. Life has blown up around my ears and I barely have a clear view of the door, which I fear I’ll never reach through all this muck. Yes, I’m being dramatic. But there’s also lots going on, and that mental space I need to finalize the […]
Mid-Week Update: Time to Prioritize
There are some stretches of life that burst at the seams with to-do lists, calendar items, and event after event after event. For me, this is one of those stretches. The next six weeks are bound to be incredibly hectic. I knew this was coming. The timing of several fairly major things was uncertain until […]
Mid-Week Update: A Day Late & Hours Short
It is bound to be a busy few days — from now through Sunday. I’m working a half-day tomorrow, and my mom-in-law is coming to play with the children in the morning while I work. Then all of the sibs on that side are coming for dinner Friday night. Saturday we’re throwing a birthday party […]
Sunday Update: Welcome to November
This is the time of year when the calendar goes from “Is nobody celebrating the holidays this year?” to “Good lord, some notice would have been nice!” At least in my family that’s the way it goes. My hubby and I are big on family. We like to make it to as many events as […]
Mid-Week Update: I’m Not, I Repeat NOT, Doing NaNo
NaNoWriMos are hearty souls, and somewhat insane. Tomorrow the madness begins for 2012. November is National Novel Writing Month — a month where crazy folks around the globe set a deranged goal of writing a 50,000 word novel in one month! That’s 1,667 words per day for all 30 days of the month. The truly […]
Mid-Week Update: Taking Flight
Hello again, fellow ROWers. Hope it’s been a great week for you. I haven’t been up to much writing related, and probably won’t be until the weekend. At that point I’m going to incorporate the comments from one beta reader. I’ll probably be hearing from the others within the next week or so. I did […]
Sunday Update: Beta Readers, Attack!
I sent Queen Witch to three beta readers on Monday. One of them wrote me back with incredibly helpful comments on the first four chapters the very next day, and another returned the entire manuscript with her comments late last night. I am very excited to hear more about what the others think, pore through […]