The gals over at the Ruby Slippered Sisterhood reminded me that time’s running out to get my Golden Heart entries mailed off. Yes, the deadline is Dec. 2 … but in order to use snail mail instead of a more expensive method of delivery, I probably ought to visit the Read more…
Forget dreaded Week 2 ā I need a cheerleader to drag me through Week 3 here. As expected, I’m adding to my NaNo word count much more slowly now that I’ve run into the “sagging middle” of my story. I’m not giving up, though … and I definitely plan to Read more…
Remember the trouble I was having getting Kenny and Kristi to do the deed? Well, I finally managed to get them into bed ā yes, I was writing @ Starbucks at the time ā and now I can’t seem to write them OUT. A NaNoWriMo write-in begins in less than Read more…
Isn’t that a song title? More importantly, it’s where my NaNo novel is as of tonight. Yes, I crossed the 25,000-word mark … important because 25,000 is half of 50,000. See, Ma? Even though I’m a writer, I can do math! š That’s important because it means I’m halfway finished. Read more…
Sometimes, the timing’s just not right. After trying again ā unsuccessfully ā to get Kenny and Kristi to cooperate with my plan, I decided they just weren’t ready yet. I moved past it, getting them off the couch. Now the story’s flowing right along. I already have 1,000+ words for Read more…
I’ve come to that point in my story: You know, the one where my characters stop doing what they’re told. That’s right. Although IĀ want them to, my hero and heroine stubbornly refuse to do the deed. I had them right where I wanted them ā alone on the couch Read more…
I’m setting this blog post to publish at 12:01 a.m. (I think), so I won’t be lying ā and I won’t have to miss out on prime noveling time to post! Kenny and Kristi ā and their quirky, wonderful love story ā are beginning to take shape. This is going Read more…
In less than 24 hours, it’ll officially be Nov. 1 ā and you know what that means: The kickoff of NaNoWriMo. A frenzied month of writing. A full 50,000 words in 30 days. Sounds daunting, right? Feeling a need for speed? Hold on a minute. Put it into perspective: It’s Read more…
I took a short break from editing Golden Heart entries today to let Bethany and Cody out to play. Their conversation took a turn (for the better or worse?) to that age-old question that has plagued the males of our species since the debut of “Gilligan’s Island”: Ginger or Mary Read more…
I registered for the Golden Heart the other day … with two manuscripts. Yes, I think I might be nuts ā or at least I’ll be driving myself nuts soon as I to finish editing two GH entries before the NaNoWriMo starts on Nov. 1. All that and I have Read more…