Yes, you read that headline correctly. I was without internet for a week. One whole freaking week. Of course, as luck would have it, I was out of town for part of that time, but still. Come on. It started when a car ran into a pole a few blocks away. Sheared the damn thing […]
There’s a lot going on, so let’s get right to it. What I’m Happy About: I finished the rewrite! Woot! I submitted it to my agent and she will soon submit it to an editor who is interested. Think good thoughts for me, please. What I’m Reading: A little of this, a little of that. […]
Hi. Here I am again. I've been pretty much missing in action, with the exception of a prompt round-up post or two, and one measly blog post, for the last couple of weeks. (And, now that I'm here, I've just had an idea for another post–which proves my oft-repeated point that writing breeds more writing. […]
As I've announced at least fifty million times in every place I could possibly think of, I'm busy rewriting my novel for my new agent, Erin Niumata, which is why things have been quiet around here. But as I've been concentrating fiercely on my rewrite the last couple of weeks, I've realized some things that […]
I am working on a rewrite of my novel, The Bonne Chance Bakery. And, of course, the exciting news is that this rewrite is not just for me. Nope, I am rewriting to the notes from the agent with whom I just signed, Erin Niumata, and one of her readers. This is all happening […]
This is a short-ish post, seeing as how it is two days before Thanksgiving, when I host a dozen family members here for dinner, and the lovely Olivia (19 months) is spending the day with me, and the house needs a lot tad bit of cleaning and, oh right, I do have to figure out […]
Just in time for Mercury Retrograde, I am launching into the first big rewrite of my novel. (More on Mercury Retrograde in a moment.) The background A green door in Pezenas, France. It's a doorway to rewriting, get it? I started this particular novel last year in late September, and finished […]
Two stories: Story number one I'm sitting at my computer, laughing. My husband asks me what I'm chuckling about. "Oh, I'm proofing my novel. I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but Emma Jean makes me laugh, even though I wrote her." I've gone through edits, and copy edits, and now one round […]
Sorry, trees. The topic of today's post impacts your health on this planet, and for that I'm truly sorry. But I'm rediscovering the helpfulness of printing out my work in order to rewrite and revise it. (I like to make a distinction between the two words. To me, rewriting is what you do on the […]
You are a writer. Because, a writer writes. That's the definition of a writer: someone who writes. A writer is also someone who understands a couple of things: 1. Why she writes 2. The writing process And, furthermore, a writer should also understand that topics to be used in the writing process can be inspired […]
