Sorry this is late. I was ambushed today by a were-squirrel. It wasn’t pretty, but it’s darn funny. I keep getting strange looks as I tap away on the computer, giggling. And how do you explain that? So, here’s the book cover for Stray (you can click on the link if you’d like to...
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...
First off, I’m going to give you a link to a blog that made me snarf my coffee this morning. Pucker Up Buttercup. My computer is still recovering from the caffeine spike. Thank you, ma’am, for making my day! Not only that, but when I opened up the page to get the link so...
Apparently, I’ve been hit again with the blogger version of an internet snowball chain. This time, it’s the VIB award. I thought it was appropriate, though, coming right after The Next Big Thing. A bit of info about the story, then a bit of info about the author. So, here goes: Facts about me:...
I wasn’t sure I was going to get anything done today, since the kitten has been up throwing up since 6 am, but she fell asleep again on the couch, so I dug into my rapidly growing pile of I’m-so-behind. Just clicked send on the edited version of my contribution to the Absolute Write...
Keep in mind that I haven’t even looked at the file yet. So I may be panicking for nothing. But I doubt it. I downloaded my emails and there it was, sitting balefully in my email box, scarier than a cornered raccoon or a politician when you try to take his expense account away....
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...