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. […]
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Sunday Update: Ready to Rock
It’s time to get back into a more normal rhythm with my days and weeks, but it’s proving a wee bit difficult. 🙂 I had two four-day weekends in a row over the holidays, and this week the cruel reality of a five-day stretch of work was unavoidable. I WILL find my rhythm in coming […]
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 […]
For Writers: Snapshot of Publication Day
All of us go about things differently, but I thought it might be useful for a writer just branching out into ebook publishing to know just what I do as a self-published author on a publication day. Honestly, it’s been long enough since I published a new book that I needed a refresher myself. Here’s […]
Mid-Week Update: It’s Been Crazy
There is more crazy to come. But I don’t have to tell you that. 🙂 I’m hearing lots of chatter from writers finishing up their NaNo 50,000 — if that’s you, way to go!! What a major accomplishment! My own writing has been progressing VERY slowly the past two weeks. I am about one-third of […]
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 […]
Sunday Update: Finished an Outline
I hope it’s been a productive week for all of you writers out there. I mostly had a week off as I await more feedback from beta readers — and that’s a good thing. I’m not always the best at giving myself time off, so occasionally it’s nice to find myself without a project needing […]
For Writers: Don’t Let Fear Stop You
You’re better than that. Fear seems to be an ever-present bedfellow of the writer, but that doesn’t mean it has to control you. Instead, learn to cozy up to your fears, figure out what makes them tick, and then kick them unceremoniously to the curb. Here are some ways fear has worked its tendrils into […]
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 […]