I spotted this quote on a pretty leather-bound journal at Barnes & Noble when I took my extra-long dinner break there last night: Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars. It was a nice reminder to “go for it,” “just do it” Read more…
How is it that something I never thought much about before last week is now popping up everywhere? I just checked out The Seekers blog, and their latest post is about “writing ‘guy.’” Last week, after checking out another post, I found myself asking if guys really speak in shorter Read more…
My work week starts today, after a four-day weekend. I’m also gearing up for a busy week with NARWA. Thursday is our board meeting, and Saturday is plot group. I can’t wait! I love the chance to talk with other writers, work toward making our chapter better and get inspiration to Read more…
A quick update: I’ve been editing up a storm on my Golden Heart entry. I’m 111 pages into the 213. I’ve been rewriting — adding things and taking some out — and am still right at about 58,000 words. I’m looking forward to the next installment of the Ruby Slippered Read more…
I thought I was making good progress in getting my manuscript ready for the Golden Heart competition. I’ve edited 80 pages, trying to dig deeper into the minds of my characters and getting rid of a lot of “he said, she said” tags, replacing them with action tags instead. I’ve Read more…
Happy birthday, self. This is going to be your year … to enter the Golden Heart contest, to start seeking an agent, to get serious about your writing career. You never intended to be pushing 40 and not have a published novel under your belt. When you were in high Read more…
I want to know why I seem to get more writing done at Starbucks than I do in my own home. I guess it’s the distraction factor. At Starbucks, the TV is not on (though there is music), so I don’t get sucked into the lives of those poor hapless Read more…
As I get more involved in rewriting Brad and Erin’s story, I’m finding less and less time to blog — both here and on my other blog. I guess I should take that as a good sign, eh? 😀 Today, I had a pleasant lunch (complete with sinful dessert) with Read more…
I had the day off but did not spend it with the Boyfriend, which was a bummer for me, but great for the novel. I headed to Starbucks, ordered some low-fat coffee cake and an unsweetened iced tea and set up camp near an outlet. A couple of hours later, Read more…
I spent some time this weekend looking through Debra Dixon’s infamous “Goal, Motivation and Conflict,” in case you couldn’t tell. The goal, of course, is “what.” Motivation is the “why.” And conflict is the “why not.” Your character wants _______ because ______ but ________. It seems so easy. Yet when Read more…