It’s not much, but I’ve finally done a little work on Threads & Ties today. 483 new words. I put it into Liquid Story Binder a few days ago, and have felt a pull to make progress on it ever since. Earlier today, I did a little brainstorming in an … Continue reading →
Writers write. How often do we forget that? Or let a day or two slip by without doing any writing-related work. I had what I’d call a bad writing year last year. I don’t intend for this year to be a bad writing year, but you wouldn’t know it from … Continue reading →
It’s a small thing, but I committed a small scene to pixels this morning for Threads & Ties. First time since October… A word here. A word there. Before you know it, there’s the whole darn novel.
Continue reading →Back on August 3rd, PBW posted an E-Book Challenge. She’s going to write and give away a free e-book at her weblog this Halloween. She’s challenged other writers to do the same. I have a few possibilities to play along, but I’ve begun looking at a short story that precedes … Continue reading →
My primary computer at home is fixed, but I gravitated to Panera today with the laptop anyway. I wanted to do some work on Threads and Ties. I’m not writing manuscript, but I am laying out what’s happening and what I want my words to convey when I am able … Continue reading →
Here’s the first draft of what I wrote last week. I have a tendency to be too spare in description. I tried to keep away from talking heads. Oh, yeah, and I have to find something for my characters to do other than eat. I know that’s a major “do … Continue reading →
Late last night, I figured out where the next scene needed to go, so it rolled off my fingers tonight (that’s called artistic license to say that, by the way) and brought the word count on Threads & Ties to 60,027. Nikki’s gotten herself into a pickle with two guys, … Continue reading →
Boring warning. Just writin’ about my life. I read the paper and showered in lukewarm water. OK. What is this thing with cold water showers? First at work and now at home? Am I not getting a message somewhere? I took a paintbrush back to the hobby store — when … Continue reading →
I got 115 words yesterday — the first new words in nearly three months. Today! Today was another story. Words flowed. 2,281 of them. Nikki and Jeff are starting to be friends again. And things got steamy but not where you would have expected them to get steamy. Ah. Complications. … Continue reading →
I completed the read through for Threads & Ties today. I’ve marked several sections where I can either reduce words or can convey the same idea in a more active way. I’ll deal with them during rewrite. Most of the last part that I thought was crap looks like it … Continue reading →