I finished Harp of Fire this morning, the third novel in this trilogy. Or at least the handwritten part. w00t!!! The current draft of chapter 17 is approximately 4800 words, but I also realized that I forgot to include something important in the middle of the chapter, and that will absolutely push it to over […]
I kept meaning to post again yesterday, but never quite made it. After my initial 2500 words, I took a break, including a long nap. But my brain kept writing, and pushing, and I finally realized that I had to keep writing, that I was recovered enough from my slight cold to keep writing. So
I don’t have a reflecting post for the end of this year yet, maybe I’ll get to one later. Or maybe I won’t. I’m much more about looking forward than looking back. I don’t feel great today — my niece had a pretty bad cold the entire time she was here, and my brother has
I am an outlining writer. Even as non-outlined as this novel is — my outline consists of 2-3 sentences per chapter — it’s still somewhat outlined. I’ve always known that while I may outline, I still discover things along the way, and that makes the journey interesting for me, and keeps me writing. What I’ve
Only have a few minutes online before heading out again. I finished chapter 14 this morning. It was a little short (4600 words maybe?) however, I already know where I’m going to rewrite it longer in a couple of places. I’m immensely satisfied with the emotional arc of this character. The chapter changed slightly from
Not in Christmas with my family — no. That’s been awesome. In myself. I didn’t write a lot during December. I was alternately sick and too busy with other things. I didn’t even journal. Knew that I needed to — writing just a small blog post brought me a ton of relief. But was reluctant
I’m not depressed. Not exactly. I just miss my dad. He would have been so proud of me and the work I’ve done in my kitchen the last couple of weekends. This morning I was thinking about our Christmas traditions. For the last few years my family has done a white elephant gift exchange. It’s
I have a new web site. I will get to updating stuff on it, if not today, then once vacation starts. I have a new fridge and gas range and they’re so pretty! I have a new phone (DROID) that I adore. I have finished chapter 12. Sometime this week I will start writing chapter
I made chicken stock earlier in the week — basically, take the bones from one of those little rotisserie chickens, throw them in a pot with some white wine, water, spices and herbs, then simmer for 5-6 hours. Today, I made stew. It’s another lazy recipe: brown some stew beef, then throw that with a
Today I start the mini-remodel of my kitchen. I was supposed to start it yesterday, but the handyman who was supposed to help me couldn’t get here (the cold killed his car.) It was just as well — the night before had been my company holiday party, and I seriously over-indulged. I have many plans