Postcrastination and a Pep Talk to Myself
I haven’t done much on this blog because I am editing like a maniac. Right now I feel like a tiny snowplow pushing the results of the whole East Coast Storm in front of me. I did hit the quarter …
Tag: writing process
2014 All Wrapped Up
It’s a good thing I keep a journal. In looking back on the year, it felt like I’d done nothing but write fiction. That was not altogether true. While 2014 was by far my most productive fiction-writing year yet, I …
I have arrived at the dreaded middle . . .
It was bound to happen. I was having so much fun, was so filled with hubris, it was only natural that the gods of something would strike me down. Okay, I haven’t exactly been stricken completely. It’s more that things …
New and Improved NaNoWriMo Plans!
Obviously, I couldn’t go more than a few days without making at least some slight changes to my plans. That just wouldn’t match my new flibberty-gibberty internet persona. The other morning, I was sitting in a loading dock in Chicago …
Changing Things Up. Again.
I swear, I’m not normally this flaky. People who know me in real life consider me stern and serious. I only say this because I’m pretty sure that no one who knows me in real life reads this blog unless …
My novel soundtrack
I’m always inspired by music, though I usually prefer silence while writing. Over time, I’ve developed a “soundtrack” that represents various events or characters. At one point, I even had a soundtrack for each POV character, but that’s changed so …
I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie
The last week or so has been interesting. I’ve been making pretty good progress on my book, but was finding myself in a draggy place about 2/3’s of the way through. I had so much action in the first half …
It’s Almost Time for the October Writing Challenge!
Where did September go? Though it went by quickly, it was still a productive month, and much of that was thanks to the monthly writing challenge. It was my second month participating, and I got a lot done. I also …
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September Writing Challenge!
I was off to a rough start at the beginning of August. I’d written over 90,000 words in July, but what I had was a disorganized mess. Plus, I felt kind of tired. AND hot weather makes me sluggish. So, …
Writing and Geography
I’m having a bit of a challenge getting into the swing of things post-July, as you might have noticed. I have all of these WORDS! My first task was to deal with my pacing and pov issues and reorganize what …