Facing facts
Sometimes, the timing’s just not right. After trying again — unsuccessfully — to get Kenny and Kristi to cooperate with my plan, I decided they just weren’t ready y
Ain’t misbehavin’
I’ve come to that point in my story: You know, the one where my characters stop doing what they’re told. That’s right. Although I want them to, my hero and hero
Happy noveling
So far, work on the NaNo novel is going swimmingly. Not only did I cross the 10,000-word mark today (11,087), my hero and heroine had their first heavy makeout scene (followed clos
My ambitions are showing
Now that the 2010 Golden Heart winners have been announced (none of them NARWAns, alas), it’s time to start gearing up for the 2011 competition. That is exactly what I’
Not the most productive few weeks
After months of writing like gangbusters and ignoring the healthier lifestyle I’m supposed to be living, I feel the pendulum swinging back in the other direction. My weight l
Not doing much writing
I’ve been having lots of family fun on vacation. Driving around the country, exploring Mall of America, playing games with the kids … But I’ve had next to no time
Who, me?
During our last NARWA carpool, we were chatting away when my friends decided I was organized. My first thought? “Yeah, right.” I believe I said something like, “Y
25,000 words
That’s approximately how much I’ve written on Bethany and Cody’s story … and I have yet to get them to the island so their adventure can begin. They’v
Meeting momentum
It always amazes me how attending my RWA chapter meeting recharges my creative battery. Sure, it means a long day for me. I usually don’t get to bed until at least 2 a.m., an
Disaster!
OK, it’s not a disaster on the same plane as the Gulf oil spill … but it is a major annoyance. I’ve been editing “Beauty and the Ballplayer.” When I s