The abnormality is a small area at the bottom of my heart which is not receiving enough blood. The main symptom is getting out of breath really easily, which explains a few things going on the last few years. Eventually, we are going to do a catheterization and put in a stint, but she wants to wait three months to see how the new medications work ( Read more... )

So I did a live pitch to an agent at the SCWA conference today ...

... and she wants to see the full manuscript!

Not only that, but I told her I had written three historical fiction "caper stories" and she wants to see Outlaw Security as well!

Pardon me while I float up to the ceiling for a few minutes ...

I'm trying NaNoWriMo again this year, although my days seem to be just as busy as when I was actually working full time. Doctor's appointments, repair visits for heaters & windows, Sisters in Crime meetings ... we'll see if I actually get the 50,000 words done ( Read more... )

Made the 50K limit in time for NaNoWriMo, not that I'll do anything with that except post the badges from the website. Had a little trouble finishing this year because the new WoW expansion dropped on the 26th ... and there are dragon characters you can play now, plus a whole new area to explore ( Read more... )

So I'm doing NaNoWriMo again ... so far I have completed the Hacking story & sent that in, done three Amish Romance Plots (one late Christmas Cinderella plot, a Crisis of Faith, & a "Hallmark" story with an amnesiac heroine), & am working on a "Diner Crime" story for a new anthology. I know, I know, none of those are starting an actual novel but ( Read more... )

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I'm probably going to participate in NaNoWriMo again this year, even if I don't succeed in 50K words. I need a spur to redo that novel, and maybe this will prove to be the solution - just start over ( Read more... )