I’m trying to get some more words done on my poppy boys. But people keep sending me pictures of pretty young men. Ben Wishaw, who is a pretty good likeness of my Ross. Or this: Some dude on Shutterstock, who is reasonably like Ben. And then there was the conversation about whether zombies could...
I’m on chapter 18 of 22 now–harder to get stuff done when you have to work all day. On the bright side, the first half has gone to betas and I’ll be sending the last half on the weekend. Knight has officially passed the 90,000 word mark, which scares me a little. It’s a...
You know, that moment when you take the new squeeze out and all your friends come to inspect the goods? And there’s always that one friend that feels that they have to make sure of the new squeeze’s intentions, like it was the 1850’s and you’re some virginal young thing without a brain cell...
Oops! I almost forgot! I’ve had my head down, added 4000 words today (We’re past 80,000 now), and only just realized what time it was. Slightly longer section this week. We meet Michael again, and one of Ross’ coworkers, Marie. “Is that him? He’s cute.” Marie nodded at the big glass doors, where Ross...
I’ve never introduced the bad guy in Knight. He makes my skin crawl and I have to go wash after I write scenes with him in them. Ross came to an abrupt halt two houses up the street from his apartment. Michael was sitting on the step, a bunch of flowers in his hand—blue...
I did really well this month, mostly due to Nuts About You (I keep writing Nuts to You–is that a Freudian slip?) and to A Knight in Shining Kevlar. That’s not to say that other stories didn’t get a little love–If/Then got a little longer and got a plot snarl sorted out; Je Veux…had...
Well, I think I can safely say that Knight has hit critical mass, which is my geeky way of saying that most of the empty spots in the plot have been filled in, at least in my head. It’s just finding the time to write them down. This bit comes from about halfway through...
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...
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...