That’s what my blog is doing … I haven’t been giving it as much attention as I should, I guess. Unfortunately, I haven’t been giving the NaNo the attention it needs, either. After a great write-in with friends Wednesday morning (at which the MS topped 10,400 words), I was woefully Read more…
… But I did decide to go ahead and sign up for the NaNoWriMo. I figured that, if nothing else, it’d spur me to finish the last 40,000 words I need to write on “Blind Date Bride” so I can enter it in next year’s GH. Now it’s Day 3, Read more…
Hmm. I just realized I made it sound like my Golden Heart entry is in the mail. Sadly, that’s not the case. I did, however, send in my query, synopsis and first 5 pages of MS to the Ohio Valley RWA Enchanted Words contest, beating their Nov. 1 deadline by Read more…
I saw a link to this contest over the weekend and decided that since it’s pretty much what I’m already working to compile for the Golden Heart, I might as well go for it. For the Ohio Valley RWA “Enchanted Words” contest, I need my synopsis (check), the first five Read more…
Today, I finished tweaking the ending of my first MS, the one I’m entering in the Golden Heart. I deleted some stuff, added in new things and am now pretty happy with it. I also went through the on-paper edits in my first 48 pages, the pages that are going Read more…
I’m not going to say “wasting,” even if that’s what it feels like. That’s right. I printed out the first 48 pages of my MS, which is where I want to end my GH entry, and my still-6-ish-page synopsis yesterday. I figure that sometimes I see things on paper that Read more…
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…
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…
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…