I love writing books. I really do. As most of you know, I’m a true seat of the pants writer. I start with a vague story idea. I have a basic character sketch, a setting, and have a general, “This book is about ________.” I’ll talk more about that next week, but suffice to say, […]
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Winner announced and… Vibrating Bums???
First, I’d like to congratulate Valerie on winning Erica Vetsch’s novel, The Bartered Bride! She won using a VERY scientific method–I typed all names in excel… sorted by alpha, then had my husband pick a number… which happened to coincide with Valerie’s row. (usually I just have my daughter pick a name out of a […]
And now the fun begins.
For those of you who see me on twitter or facebook, you may already know, but on Saturday evening, I wrote the proverbial “The End” on my current WIP. What a GREAT feeling! It was awesome when I finished my first book, but now that I’ve finished my second… I feel validated, like the first […]
It’s raining Corned Beef and Sauerkraut
I have to say, I had NO idea that Reuben sandwiches were so popular. A hearty THANKS to all those participated in my sandwich research! I’d still love to hear more, so feel free to add your sandwich ideas! I know many of you are curious why in the world I’d be researching sandwiches. The […]
Freedom: thy name is a new WIP
I shared with you last week that I had a new idea for a book. It was actually an old idea, one that had been spinning around in my head for sometime, but with only a setting as a backdrop. This last week, a few other elements fell into place, and I sucked it up […]