I have a friend who has just finished a draft novel, and I’m lucky enough to be able to do some pre-reading for her. She emailed it in a Word document, which I received in one email account on several different devices. First, I opened it on the iPad, which … Continue reading →
NaNo is over, but now is when the real work begins. Hubby is building framework for some concrete work, and he needs me to help with very tiny things that help help — usually something like turning the ON/OFF switch from one position to the other. I’ve installed Scrivener 2.0 … Continue reading →
I did win at NaNo. I finished later this year than usual, but if you follow NaNo at all, you know that doesn’t matter. You have until midnight in your timezone on November 30 to finish and win. What are some other notes to commemorate the end of NaNo? I … Continue reading →
Shortly after we took Roxy in, we realized she wasn’t going to work with us, but she was pregnant with nowhere to go. She needed good food and a safe place to have her kittens. I was nervous about having kittens at first, but I needn’t have been. Roxy was … Continue reading →
Just staying on track again. Hubby had an end of year rehearsal today with a meal to celebrate another year of playing music with the band for band members and spouses. I always enjoy catching up with the spouses, but while the band is playing, it’s too loud to chat, … Continue reading →
The book is on track (for NaNo purposes) at 30,927 words. About half of those words are trash — I restarted about half way through, because the book was way off base. But in NaNo, you don’t delete words. I had a late night chat with Tammy Jones, and she … Continue reading →
Was like pulling teeth most of the day until the last hour and a half. We got a little insight into why the game works like it does today. Ajax is more tolerant of the kittens. Number One seems to have taken to Ajax. The kitten sat next to Ajax … Continue reading →
I was a couple hundred words short, so I introduced seventeen characters to be participants in the gay guys’ Earth Mother enclave. My characters spend too much time living life in their heads. I figured if I’m going to have some kind of Earth Mother cult going, I may as … Continue reading →
Just squeaked out 1699 words today bringing the grand total for the month to 11, 805. I no longer know where this story is going. It just took an interesting and major change in direction today. Are my villains part of the good guys? Are the good guys really the … Continue reading →
I got caught up after yesterday’s short day. We didn’t do too much else today — just cruised a few yard sales, went to breakfast, and picked up a few items from Wal-Mart. Hubby made more dirt, and we both played with kittens for a lot of the day. The … Continue reading →
