Critter goes back to school on Monday. I'll have my mostly interruption-free writing time again (whee!) and plan to use it wisely.

I'm starting my edit of Normal.

My original plan was to finish the rough draft for Abnormal, the sequel. However, if I do plan on attending that writers' conference in April (which now looks iffy by my husband's work ( Read more... )

After four days, the migraine finally eased off. Some of the residual weirdness remains in my head and I'm typing worse than usual, but at least I was able to get some work done on the computer today ( Read more... )

It's been a long day, even if I did squeeze in a short nap after completing 2,000 words. I'm tired. A week of maintaining this intense pace is starting to wear me down. Oh, the motivation is still there, and I'm following my chapter outline.. but by the time 6PM comes, my brain starts to shut down. I just want to stare at the screen and stop ( Read more... )

One of Critter's therapists canceled today, but that didn't end up clearing much time. Wednesday is generally a chore day, and the sort of chores I can't really put off - like vacuuming the central areas of the house, doing a load of laundry, and studying the grocery to make next week's menus. In the end, my word count ended up pretty much as I ( Read more... )

Nano is nigh.

Here is where I can be found on the Nano site. Feel free to add me if you haven't already.

I faced something of a conundrum in writing my novel synopsis. The very basis of Abnormal contains many spoilers for Normal. So, I went the safe route and posted the new query letter for Normal. It leads directly into the new book since ( Read more... )

My brain was hijacked by a story idea. I've had the main character in my head for over six months, but no story for the guy. Last night I was on the elliptical machine, and the storyline popped into my head, just like that. I finished up my workout and sat down at the computer, still soaked with sweat, and typed out the first few paragraphs to ( Read more... )

The contest? I won.Thank you to everyone who voted, even if you didn't vote for me. The folks at Crossed Genres are super-nice, and this contest brought them a lot of traffic and attention. My three favorite stories ended up being the runners-up, so I guess most people had similar taste. I'm still amazed that mine came out on top. I think ( Read more... )