Still at it

I'm nearing the end of Jasmine, and it hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. I have had to delete a whole chapter, and a few scenes were eliminated or rewritten entirely, but on the whole, it's been a fairly quick rewrite. I have asked a friend of mine to read it …

Dusting off the pages

I pulled out my 2012 NaNoWriMo novel this evening and began to work on it. It's one of the novels that I'm most passionate about because I think there's something there, a story I want to tell. It's probably also one of the most personal for me because it deals with a hard break up …

NaNoWriMo 2015: Is it day 19 already?

It's the 19th day of NaNoWriMo, and I'm slightly behind, but not by much. I just now started writing for the day, and I have almost 2K words to write just to catch up, but over all, I think I've done a remarkable job staying on track, but I never was able to build the lead …

Less than two weeks to go

The launch of NaNoWriMo 2015 is less than two weeks away and I can't wait for it to start. Thirty days of insanity, at least that's what I experience, but it's not something I plan on passing up. I enjoy the feverish pace with which I write, a pace I really should get into the …

My first hurdle

Well, that didn't take long! I hit a slight pothole while working on my book. Honestly, it feels more like I drove off the side of a cliff, tumbled down the embankment, and landed in turbulent seas. Though I have miraculously survived, the car is quickly filling with sea water, sinking, and I don't know how …

Recharged and looking forward

I haven't been updating as frequently as I should. I'm sorry about that. It's just that I haven't had much going on as of late. I didn't feel like repeating myself. My posts were becoming redundant. I felt that taking some time away was the right thing to do. So now I'm back, feeling recharged, …

The time flies by

Four years ago today I started my blog. I can't believe it's been so long! Though most of my post from 2011-2013 have been archived, 396 posts in all, plus the 155 posts still available to be read, that's 551 times I opened myself up and let people in. From heartbreak to working towards my …

The joys of outlining

That has to be one of my most sarcastic titles I've ever written. The joys of outlining...excuse me while I weep silently into my pillow. *Muzak version of Pharrell Williams Happy plays in the background while writer wails miserably into a pillow* Sorry. I don't know what came over me. I'm a little tired right now. Maybe I'm …

Looking for an editor

There's a book needing work. I'm waiting to hear back from my beta readers but that hasn't stopped me from going though the manuscript, looking for typos to correct, odd phrases to rewrite, and searching for lines that need to be cut. I have a lot that needs to be trimmed away. I'm also looking …

Book Review: Quarter Past Midnight

Imagine a life where every debauchery you desire is available to you, safely and discreetly, for a fee. Oral sex by women young enough to be your granddaughter? No problem. Love life feeling a little stale and you want to spice things up outside the marriage? It's all yours, if you desire, and no one need know …