Category: LHA
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New Orleans Revival
I finished the first draft of FORTITUDE last Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Cue the party horns! It felt great and I immediately took a few days off from serious writing because I busted my fingers and brain the previous two weeks to get it done. Yes, even though it’s Laurie Halse Anderson’s annual WFMAD challenge…
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Writing, Everyday
Since it’s officially a long weekend here (Hello, Labor Day!) I’ve decided to labor over my WIP to get closer to finishing the never ending first draft. I write slow, with a capital S. After skipping work for three days at the beginning of the week, I’m making up for it by busting my fingers…
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FANTABUTITUS
I suffer from fantabutitus (fan-tab-you-tie-tus). That’s Wonderlonian (One-der-lone-e-an) for being a fan of fabulous people! As of today, I have not had a bad encounter with someone I’m a fan of who I’ve been able to meet in person or have contact with online. My eldest sister pointed out, over a decade ago, that I…
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What was I thinking?!
Yes, I used two, count them, TWO, punctuation marks because my situation is a question and an exclamatory. Read onto find out why. If you’re a reader of this blog, know me personally, or even just hear about me from someone else, you probably know I’m a writer. People have paid me for my words,…