Category: writing

No Excuses

My days are so busy, I really wish I could take a week off work just to concentrate on my novel. However, since I can’t afford to do that, I’m doing my very best to write every day for at least a couple of… Continue Reading “No Excuses”

Big Decision!

After much deliberation, I’ve made a huge decision. Rather than break up my work into three smaller books, I’m going to write on through to the end and publish it as one long novel. There are several reasons, but my biggest concern is with… Continue Reading “Big Decision!”

Reminder to myself courtesy of @neilhimself

Love this photo! And yes, I’m telling myself that every day. Even if I only have an hour, it’s important to keep doing it and not let myself get too distracted by the rest of my life to finish what I started.

Shaking things up, making plans, plus some shameless self-promotion

I made the decision to switch my blog over to Blogger rather than keeping it on Wix where it has been housed. I was just not as happy with some of the functionality of Wix’s blog (though I do love, love, love my author… Continue Reading “Shaking things up, making plans, plus some shameless self-promotion”

Getting it in Gear

I’m nearly at the halfway point with my novel. I’m determined to finish in the next two weeks, and that means a lot of work on my part. I can do it.

Wrote 4,259 words between yesterday and today, in spite of being in bed with my crushing headache for part of it. Even if I end up editing it to bits, I’m still proud. And still writing. 😀 I didn’t think I’d done so much… Continue Reading “”

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Fun and Games and Going Places

Though I’ve been extremely busy with family things for the last two weeks which has slowed down my writing progress, I have managed to accomplish several things that are very exciting! My Goodreads author page is up and running! I have a new book… Continue Reading “Fun and Games and Going Places”

The best laid plans

So the chapter I wrote yesterday which was intended to be Chapter 10 flowed really well. However, when it was all finished, I realized that in order for the end of it to make sense, I needed to add some scenes that lead into… Continue Reading “The best laid plans”

Research vs. Creative License

One of the challenges with writing a novel that has real people as characters is that you have to do some research if you’re going to talk about their past. I have my plan written up for the chapter I’m working on, but before… Continue Reading “Research vs. Creative License”