Almost ready …
Today, I finished tweaking the ending of my first MS, the one I’m entering in the Golden Heart. I deleted some stuff, added in new things and am now pretty happy with it. I a
Gearing up for a busy writing week
My work week starts today, after a four-day weekend. I’m also gearing up for a busy week with NARWA. Thursday is our board meeting, and Saturday is plot group. I can’t
Hard at work
A quick update: I’ve been editing up a storm on my Golden Heart entry. I’m 111 pages into the 213. I’ve been rewriting — adding things and taking some out — a
More than I knew
I thought I was making good progress in getting my manuscript ready for the Golden Heart competition. I’ve edited 80 pages, trying to dig deeper into the minds of my characte
Why is it …
I want to know why I seem to get more writing done at Starbucks than I do in my own home. I guess it’s the distraction factor. At Starbucks, the TV is not on (though there is
Blogging seems to be falling by the wayside
As I get more involved in rewriting Brad and Erin’s story, I’m finding less and less time to blog — both here and on my other blog. I guess I should take that as a go
Making progress
I had the day off but did not spend it with the Boyfriend, which was a bummer for me, but great for the novel. I headed to Starbucks, ordered some low-fat coffee cake and an unswee
The what, the why & the why not
I spent some time this weekend looking through Debra Dixon’s infamous “Goal, Motivation and Conflict,” in case you couldn’t tell. The goal, of course, is &#
Definitely more work than I thought
Got my critique back this afternoon, and I was right: The manuscript definitely needs some help. I’m not going to lie: It was a bit unnerving to see all that “red ink&#
Excited for my meeting
The next meeting of my RWA chapter, Northern Arizona Romance Writers of America, is on Saturday, and I can’t wait. We’re going to have a guest speaker, Linda Style, tal