Our students get all their electronic reading assignments via an intranet configuration called Cyberbook (the contents of which also download to their laptops for off-line use when they’re at home). The same information is also linked via an Outlook calendar. Classes start Monday, and all the students are in their … Continue reading →
Normally, I don’t mention my birthday. At 45, it’s really not much of a big deal. Today was mildly different. Hubby called me in the morning (we usually talk in the evening, so a morning call is special–but not unusual on birthdays or anniversaries). I got to work, did my … Continue reading →
Demented Michelle has a very non-demented article up over at Romancing the Blog about “Marketing Via Cross-Topic Blogging.” She suggests blogging on a variety of subjects can be an effective marketing tool for writers. Instead of attracting only people interested in the art and science of writing (not, typically, your … Continue reading →
About writing, that is. On the plate: Determine a way ahead for If These Walls Could Talk. It’s been on hiatus for eons, and I need to think about where, if anywhere, it’s going to go. Along with that, I need to get back to the first 5,000 words of … Continue reading →
Stephanie Tyler posts search phrases from her site every month. July’s are a hoot (well, so are her other month’s). I thought, maybe I could do something like that. Then I remembered my search phrases–they’d put you to sleep. I thought about that thought. The list of search phrases indicates … Continue reading →
Forward Motion is having a Synopses Marathon this weekend. (I believe you’ll need to be logged in to view that thread.) I haven’t marathoned in awhile, but this is an area where I need work. It also gave me an opportunity to practice critiquing others’ work. In theory, it’s easier … Continue reading →
DaMomma talks about the world Colonel (Retired) Eileen Collins (the current shuttle commander) grew up in and contrasts it with today’s world. “Eileen Collins grew up in a world where women didn’t fly planes, much less mega-ton rocket fueled space shuttles. My daughter only knows a world where women do … Continue reading →
Shucks. Was it really that easy? What took me so long to decide to do it?
Continue reading →I have the rough draft for Twilight‘s one page synopsis done. I’m missing some key pieces of action, and it’s a paragraph and a half too long. That’s what I’ll work on fixing tomorrow night. Might have gotten more done, but I had a long, chatty discussion with hubby tonight … Continue reading →
I accomplished some work on Twilight today. I’m getting the first three chapters/15k words ready for Zette, our Two Year Novel instructor, to look over. I know it doesn’t have to have anything done with it, but I received some excellent feedback on important basic stuff when we posted our … Continue reading →