Last March/April-ish I was all gung-ho about diving into my new book idea. Then I got pregnant. The past year and a half was spent ill, pukey (seriously, why so much puking?), uncomfortable, and then dealing with the resulting brain fog that happens to US-based women forced back into the office too early. Today, thanks […]
Writing Delays, Derailments, and Babies! Oh My! Read More »
So. I just can’t get into the book I’m supposed to be writing. My brain (and heart) are set on another. And finally I thought, “Well heck. Why not go with it?” Now here I find myself, plotting a new book, and it’s so much more complicated and detailed than Raising Chaos. The feelings of
Changing Course and the Dreaded “P” Word Read More »
I am a (bad, terrible, inconsistent, choose your word) blogger, but vow to try harder in the future. Will it happen? Probably not. 😀 Since finishing up Raising Chaos (working title) about a month ago, I put the darn thing AWAY, set a calendar event for six months from now, and I intend to NOT
Serenity the Not-A-Demon and Musings on Something New Read More »
First, a quick update: I’m still writing this darn book. In the spring, I started work on Book 2, but decided on a major plot change in Book 1 that affected later storylines. So Book 2 was paused while I dove in on a rewrite of Book 1. My day job that I’d had for
Tense over tense and other life stressors Read More »
Wow. This is easier. OMG. WHY is this SO HARD? Wait. What color was his hair? Does he wear glasses? *furiously searches book 1 draft* While furiously searching book 1 draft… Ooh. There’s a typo. Lemme just fix that. There! That’s better. Ooh. This sentence is awkward. Lemme just… 20 minutes later… No! Stop! This
Thoughts while writing book 2 Read More »
Completing my first draft of my first novel was underwhelming. Strange, since it was a “first,” and a goal I’d longed to accomplish for a decade. My husband and son were gone that evening. And when I finished writing the final sentence, I looked around my empty apartment. Where were the bells? The whistles? The
The moment after I finished the first draft Read More »