Half-way done!
Success! (Or at least, half success!) This morning I reached the halfway mark. I am now officially halfway finished with the last rewrites I need to do of the DTA…. Read more »
Tag: writing
Bachelor for a season (and a reason)
Most people can’t hide their true characters for any extended length of time—Jason Mesnick certainly couldn’t. Oh, I’ll admit that in the beginning, he had me fooled just like everyone… Read more »
Chapter 7 woes
I was working on my rewrites this morning when I discovered that I had somehow neglected to ‘really’ write Chapter 7. Not that there are no words, there are plenty… Read more »
Can I enjoy what I hate?
It’s odd. I am in the point of my book that I hate–when I have to check that everything flows and that I use the right tenses consistently throughout. It… Read more »
Revised first chapter
The time has come for me to begin at the beginning of the “Department of Temporal Adjustment” and read it all the way through, making changes as I go. I… Read more »
DTA – done!
I’m happy to say that this morning I finished the Department of Temporal Adjustment (working title)! It is such a satisfying feeling to complete a book. This book represents 2… Read more »
Which came first?
Sometimes, it is very difficult to separate fact from fiction. There is a part in my new book where the main character gets trapped in a room. No matter how… Read more »
Creative Process
I just love the creative process! Day one: Overhear something on the news that sparks my interest. Would love to write about it, but it doesn’t fit my style. Decide… Read more »
Excerpt from the DTA
Just for the fun of it, I’m going to share the entire first chapter of the book I’m currently writing, “The Department of Temporal Adjustment”. This is a very rough… Read more »
A funny thing happened on the way to the library.
A funny thing happened to me yesterday. I had spent most of the day preparing for my talk at the Olympia Timberland Library, stressed about those 10 tiny minutes as… Read more »