Home stretch
September has been the month of very busy all the time. I have one more week of the crazy to go and then I will be officially entering the writing hermit cave until the book is done. Which is getting close. Have basically three sequences left then the climax and...
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A note to me
Next time, do try and write a first draft that's less like a jigsaw puzzle. There will be less headbanging involved in the revision! Ta Love Me
Sunday fives
A random Sunday post about things running through my brain. Five things I'm lusting after right now: 1. An e-reader 2. A spinning wheel 3. Some sort of sneaker/trail shoe as comfy as my hiking boots (yeah, my feet are sore from yesterday) for the warmer weather 4. New...
August contest winner
The winner of my August contest is Aik! Aik, you get a copy of Barbara O'Neal's The Lost Recipe for Happiness. I'll be in touch with you shortly.
September contest
It's Spring! Yay! Time for a new contest to go with the glorious (or rather soggy so far) turn of the season. Spring is my favourite time of year, so goodby winter! Hello blossoms and (hopefully) warmer days. This month, we're taking a turn into YA. Well, kind of YA....
Faith, hope and controlled insanity
Joss was, not unexpectedly, awesome. I could have listened to him for far longer and he said many things that will probably make it into blogs at some point but there was one thing in particular he spoke about that I loved. When asked whether he ever dreamed that his...
Heroes
Tonight I'm off to see one of my writing heroes....the man who created this: and this: which are two of my all time favourite TV shows, as well as many other things of geeky goodness. Part of the reason you connect with any writer is the voice, and I do adore Joss...
Slippery little suckers
One piece of advice writers often get is to understand their process. Good plan. Trouble is, processes shift and change with each book. I've had books that have roared onto the page like a freight train, books that have come at a steady slog, books that have fought...
In brief
Drive by update as I am somewhat brain dead after cranking out six pages after crit group. Muse continues to jump around in this story like a frog on steroids. Hopefully it will all hang together! Progress - Holly New pages - Six (yay, 13 more and we hit 300!)...
