I did it
Booked my trip. Will be in New Orleans Jan 28 – 31. The adventure begins. . .
Ramblings
Updates
I’ve been working hard on the novel — finished typing chapter 14, started chapter 15, will do more typing tonight. Official word count meter thingy: I’ve been cooking more as well. Made chicken stew and oatmeal cookies. Want to bake bread, and maybe some oatmeal scones (or something more vaguely healthy for breakfasts.) I adore
Location, location, location
Am about to start in with the writing this morning, and ended up trying to decide where I wanted to write. I’ve always known that it’s important to me to write in different locations. I have several: my chair, the chaise lounge, the couch, my bed, and myriad coffee shops around here. I don’t mix
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the weight of goals
I have a good life. I have a lot of things to look forward to in the next year. However, when people were asking me about how I felt 2010 was going to be, I was hesitant. Unwilling to be excited. Unwilling to comment on things. All this changed when I finished the novel, and
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FINISHED
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
Happy New Year!
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
Last update
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
Discovering
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
Quick update
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
Disappointment
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