Things got a little slow tonight working on NaNo, so I decided to try a little “conflict” exercise. Too often, I avoid conflict at all costs, and it weakens my fiction. Tonight, I made up two characters on the fly who were told to remain on the couch by their … Continue reading →
I skipped last month’s update, because we were mostly traveling and hadn’t gotten much done. I don’t know what the excuse is for this month. The San Antonio House: We got basic yard work completed. We trimmed the alley hedge. We trimmed the front hedges. We downed a tree by … Continue reading →
It’s a new year, there must be a lot of new projects, right? Not really. I have two writing goals for this year: Finish revisions of Polar Bear on the Loose (which includes finishing the How To Revise Your Novel class) and win National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. … Continue reading →
Sunday afternoon, while I was trying to entice Sneaky to come talk to me, this creature perched on the power pole to the house and began raising a ruckus. I thought it best Sneaky was feeling a little nervous. ‘Twas a beautiful hawk, but I figure it may have been … Continue reading →
Kitten has been named Daphne. Of Apollo and Daphne fame from Bullfinch’s Mythology. She’s a wonderful little cat. Well-mannered, friendly to feline and human alike. Outgoing. Lady is baffled and fascinated by her. She has supervised run of the kitchen and parlor for much of the day. Floyd lays down … Continue reading →
I need a dog like Sprocket. Sprocket rescues lost and feral cats and helps his human take care of them. You’re all familiar with our brood. Lady and Tarzan were born in the parlor to Roxy, a kitty we fostered. Then there were the four ferals I trapped, too young … Continue reading →
When I switched the the Mac Operating System in late 2008, I also purchased a copy of Microsoft Office. I don’t use the Office components all that much, but I do use Entourage, the mail client that came with the set up. Microsoft has since abandoned the program in deference … Continue reading →
Kitten doesn’t have a name yet. Mr L is avoiding handling her while she’s in quarantine, because he rubs his eyes a lot, and he’s afraid he’s going to handle the kitten, forget to wash his hands, rub his eyes, and get ringworm in his eyes. A valid concern. He’s … Continue reading →
The book marks and signed book plate have arrived for the Murder by Dewey Decimal drawing, and this is a wonderful collection of bookmarks! How do you get entered into the drawing (to be held January 2, 2104)? Become a Charter Member of my RandR Fiction Club. How do I … Continue reading →
I’m doing “backwards” NaNo* again. That means I start with a lot of words per day as my goal and work my way down to one word on the last day. Today’s goal was 3346. Every goal will be less for the rest of the month. So, today was, theoretically, … Continue reading →