I did something dreadful over the weekend. I sat down and determined to work on my current book with ZERO interruptions. No. That wasn’t the dreadful thing, LOL. I turned off my e-mail software, closed out of twitter, and Xed out of my Internet browser. WOOHOO I was gonna get something done! I then opened […]
WIP
Diving into a pool of rewriting he– er, bliss
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, […]
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 […]
Forgiven
WIP update: My sandwich story is coming along nicely! I’m currently at 58500 words, with a goal of 80k. It’s so fun to be on the final stretch!!! LOL: Mission Jack is in the hands of two agents who have requested the full manuscript. It’s funny. I thought I’d be totally out of my mind […]
Motivation
Yesterday’s post and Katie and Lady Glamis comments urged me to expound a wee bit on hero flaws. Katie made an EXCELLENT point. Flaws need to have a motivation. And, as much as I sit here and squirm in my seat at the injustice of it, a hero can’t just have this huge flaw he […]