Just finishing up Orycon, the Oregon science fiction convention that we go to every year, down in Portland. Have had a marvelous time. Was on five panels this year. The first was one we just volunteered for – they needed more people for the “Publishing Co-op or Small Press?” panel. Blaze talked of a third […]
80% of the time, I write into the darkness. I haven’t a clue what the next scene is, much less the next sentence. I write long, complicated novels like this, as well as simpler, straight forward ones. The latest Cassie novel (Bloodied Ice) is a good example of that. It was the fourth and final
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The cold is lingering. Not because it’s that awful of a cold, but because I haven’t been able to sleep for the last two nights. Let me explain. Monday I felt fine. Was planning on going back to the gym on Tuesday. Then, Monday night, I couldn’t fall asleep. Couldn’t figure out
Am feeling MUCH better this morning. Thank you for all of your well wishes! I didn’t do much yesterday. My main job was to get well. I did write 1000 words (with the kitty in my lap!) As well as a few publishing things that were brainless. I did have a spat of energy midday,
So I set myself some goals, some writing and exercise goals, and what happens? I’ve come down with a damned cold. Woke up yesterday a little sniffly. Not too bad. Took some DayQuil, went about my day. Wrote 1100 words (more on that later). I was tired all day, not a lot of energy, but
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Earlier this week I crossed the milestone of having written 500K words this year. I count any words that I consider “publicly consumable” – so fiction, non-fiction, blog, and newsletter. (I don’t count blurbs, ads, or email.) Though I said I was thrilled to have such a large word count, and I told myself that
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Recently, my sweetie and I stayed at Lochaerie Resort on Lake Quinault, in the rainforest. (https://www.lochaerie.com/) It was such a lovely place, and so very peaceful. Under the cut are pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. Enjoy!
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I crossed two milestones yesterday. The first involves writing. I have written 502,159 words so far this year (words that I count.) That’s more words than I’ve ever written in a given year. (The best year previously was 412K.) I think this is huge. I didn’t write a lot at the start of the year.
So it turned out that yesterday was the first day of my period. I wasn’t expecting it. I felt too good for that. It was kind of a surprise. Plus, it was seven days early. However, I remember a time when my periods used to be that mild. When it was always kind
The plan this morning was for me to pack up my computers, come over here to the tiny house, and write like the wind. (For those of you playing along at home, during the week, I live in the tiny house on the property that my husband and I own. I spend the weekends in