As some of you may or may not know, one of the decisions I came to while in NOLA was that I would buy a house when I came back to Seattle. HOUSE ACHIEVED. Yes, it went quickly. It was the first house I saw. (I bought my condo the same way.) I came back […]
Rolling Stone Grows No Moss — I BOUGHT A HOUSE Read More »
Drove 14 hours yesterday to make it. Well. I was in the car about 14 hours, wasn’t driving the entire time, had to take many breaks for the kitty (and myself!) It was a beautiful drive yesterday through the mountains, going from N. California into Oregon. The kitty was so happy to be home. She
Today I was thankful for kitty drugs, Google maps, hotel ice machines, and other assorted things.
Two things first: I like moving. The cleansing of my things, winnowing down to just what I need. The Tetris-like challenge of packing (it’s a game.) The excitement of a new place, new horizons, new things to discover. I love Seattle. Seattle is my home. I visited there recently (day job meetings at the start
I have a rock that sits on my bedside table. One side says, “WRITE!!!!” The other side says, “Savor the stream of life.” Right now, I’m mainly doing the latter. I’m spending a lot of time going out, experiencing New Orleans. I’ll write today, and maybe a couple of days next week. But I’m also
I hadn’t planned on taking such a long break from the novel. I took a week off from the day job for Mardi Gras. I actually thought I’d get some writing done. Only not so much. (I did have a WONDERFUL Mardi Gras, however.) I only finished typing up the first two chapters yesterday. They’re
Back in the saddle Read More »
Note to self: You know that timer you have on your computer? That says stop working after 55 minutes and take a five minute break? EVERY TIME IT GOES OFF TOMORROW, you are taking a break. I know, I know, you’ve been using it for standing up, so you aren’t risking your health by sitting
About that break. . . Read More »
The rights to my three novels have reverted. I plan on producing electronic and POD versions of all of them. In order to learn the skills required to do this, I’ve started uploading some of my backlist of short fiction to Smashwords. Here are the first three. What if the northern lights casts dreams into
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I tried to finish the first chapter of the novel this weekend. I didn’t succeed. I wrote between 8-9000 words this week, and I’m going to need at least another 1000 to finish off this chapter. The good news is that stuff keeps happening. In the novel as well as in my life. There were
Expanding ever outward Read More »
I’ve started the new novel, Siren’s Call. Wrote about 1500 words today — possibly more, as I kept thinking of things I’d missed and adding notes to the pages. While I’ll be keeping track of the word count myself, I’m probably not going to post it. I found myself getting too frustrated with it with
That most fragile time Read More »