Category: AUTHORSHIP
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Signs
I’m not superstitious, but… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gU5Vg2JokU Had to add that song because I can’t say “superstitious” without it playing in my head. And, yes, Europe is still around and sounding better than ever. This morning I approached my desk to write the beginning of my new story. Yes, pre-writing is complete and it’s time to get…
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FORTITUDE Saw Me Through
Another round of edits on FORTITUDE is complete and the story is on its way to the next round of beta readers. After these tweaks, it sits at over 67,500 words and has 310 double spaced pages. It’s an inch and a half thick—my largest story to date! I feel a bit like Charlotte, wondering…
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Highs and Lows
A writing life is full of its own highs and lows and this week, though it’s just beginning, has both. How do I know? I’ve already experienced the spectrum of emotions. Good news first: I passed twenty-five thousand words on the first draft of FORTITUDE. Most days I’m making myself write first thing in the…
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Nourish Your Goals
Did you catch my post earlier this month about ferns? I didn’t have to wait for the summer heat to test me or the fern. This past Sunday I had a minor freak-out about my writing goal—finishing the first draft of FORTITUDE—while I’m in my seventh month of waiting to hear back from publishers about…