Most of you probably know that one does not simply write a book and then publish it. I hope. *looks around suspiciously* Anyway, after 19 long months of slaving away over my novel Primus' rough draft, the next step is, of course, to edit the darn thing. But it's so large, the idea of going through it line by line is somewhat, well ... overwhelming. But! I think I have a plan. A long time ago, I attempted to edit one of my finished rough drafts. Basically, this editing attempt included me ... View Post
So I Wrote THE END on a 500-page Novel … Now What?
On January 26th, 2015, I finished the rough draft of an original novel for the first time since 199-something. Yeah. That's like SEVENTEEN years in there. That's like ... half my lifetime in there. Almost the entire purpose of this blog for a long while now has been to get me to this point. After college, and marriage, and motherhood, and ten years of fanfiction, and beginning this particular book in June of 2013 ... on January 26th, 2015, it finally happened. I. FINISHED. IT. Granted, ... View Post
Project List for February 2015
First of all, I actually managed to accomplish everything on my Project List for January! I have to admit I'm feeling very proud of myself, especially for waking up consistently at 5am on 4 out of 7 days of the week to write. Now that I've realized how amazing that can be for forward-progress and the good of my psyche, I'm going to continue for sure! After finishing the rough draft of my 143+k word novel last month, I had originally planned to take February off to relax, get in some video ... View Post
Project List for January 2015!
It's a New Year and if you saw my last post, you know I have a lot I want to accomplish! So to begin, here are the January goals: Complete rough draft of Primus (formerly The Good Thing). (I DID IT!!!!! Wrote THE END on the rough draft on 1.26.15!! First original work I've finished in 17 years! HOORAY!) Submit flash fiction "Gray" to next market. (sent to Strange Horizons 1.13.15)(BONUS! Flash fiction "In Compensation" sent to the Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition ... View Post
Writing Goals for 2015
And so begins the flood of "New Year's Resolutions" posts and tweets and status updates, etc, etc! But this year, I do not have resolutions. I have GOALS. And I'm going to try to be realistic with these goals, so as to not 1) discourage myself and 2) overwhelm myself. The psyche is a fragile thing, indeed. I survived my third year of National Novel Writing Month - barely. I then meditated on the question, "What am I doing? Is this worth it? Is this what I want to continue doing?" In the ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: "Every Moment", an original poem.
moments measured in heartbeats and hugs giggles small fingers wrapped around mine smiles and tears and lullabies moments measured in how many songs till snores how many steps and how many hours not slept moments measured in laughs sustained by love and the laundry never done one mess to another diapers and washcloths shoes and clothes always outgrown moments measured in pictures, snapshots baby books only half-complete moments measured in "I love you"s and whispers and the years pass on we all ... View Post
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