It's been a busy several months. Ahh, the writing life. Just when you think you're done with that bright, shiny story, reality sets in. The beautiful, wonderful, perfect story you love has warts and bumps and missing parts. So you set to work, diligently. Cutting. Tweaking. Expanding. Polishing. Epiphanies occur. But it doesn't happen over… Continue reading Happy November *Head Desk*
Category: Writing
Thursday Thirteen – Writing to the Music
I decided to put my playlist on random and list the next 13 songs to play . . .
Monday Cheer – The Plan
A busy week ahead for me at work and home. I've decided to outline the scenes I have already written for DTB and begin putting the story into better order before I get much further along in word count. The current draft needs serious pruning and rearranging. I've really gone too far without an outline… Continue reading Monday Cheer – The Plan
Writing Prompt – In the Bleak Midwinter
Ahh, a snow day! We had a lovely snowstorm Sunday night into Monday with somewhere around 6 to 8 inches, based on my dog wading through the drifts. I woke up around 2:30 a.m. and peeked outside at the flying snow. The bright otherworldy glow of a snowy night amazes me. Such a contrast to the soft evening light of . . .
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