I knew, someday, I would turn on the computer and see something like this (click on the picture to see where you can buy this). But it’s ok, really, because then I found this: I mean, who doesn’t want Bill Murray on their wall in full Napoleonic gear? (I think it’s...
So, January is over and I made my wordcount goal. Surpassed it, actually. The only fly in the ointment is that, if it had all been in Knight, I’d be in edits right now. Only about half of it went on the one story with a deadline. Go figure. Stress, stress, stress. I wrote...
I mean, how do you go about nursing the germ of an idea into a full-blown short story/novella/novel? Are you an outliner, a panzter or something in between? Me, I’m a panzter. Totally, completely. Not only that, but I’m a loop-de-loop pantzer. many years ago, before I learned to trust my own instincts, I...
ROFL, my horoscope for today: You’re able to complete outstanding tasks that require your undivided attention, the expert way you’re able to achieve results impresses others, inspiring you to tackle new interesting ideas that turn up. Opportunities arise for you to make collaborative plans and a concerted effort to progress further, whilst utilizing the...
Watcha doin’? Here I am and it’s Friday night and it’s been a heck of a week—not in a good way. I’m tired, cranky, frustrated and all I really want to do is site on the couch with a bottle of something alcoholic and watch tv. I’m too tired even to read. But I...
Whew! What a weekend! Once I got my head straightened around and starting writing what I was ready to write, things went absolutely swimmingly! 1100 words yesterday, 1800 today, plus a bit of editing on the first chapters of both Je veux… and If/Then. But now I’m exhausted. Not from the wordage–I’ve been known...
So, if you’re reading this, you’ve seen the spiffy new blog header. I’m feeling a bit like Gollum–I’m visiting it over and over, and struggling with the desire to rub my hands together and say, “My Precioussss!” When I started the blog, I knew I wanted a signature image that would evoke the genres...