admin | July 23, 2010
Thursday was a huge day of balancing this and that. My daughter had specific requests for dinner (and if you also have issues with biscuits the consistency of hockey pucks, look up Giada’s recipe for parmesan biscuits–a miracle hath occurred in my kitchen!), and a friend needed a favor, and the husband was in and [...]
admin | July 22, 2010
From the hindsight of Thursday, I’m glad Wednesday is over. Wednesday was a harsh day. My tyrant didn’t make the grade. The funny thing is, I feel bad, as if I let down the editor and the characters. First, the editor, who’s been so generous with her time and her comments. I never enjoy seeming [...]
admin | July 5, 2010
I love random post days. I feel no pressure to be coherent. I’ve randomly included a beach photo my friend Elayne took because it’s so beautiful, but has nothing to do with the rest of this post. First order of randomness–the proposal is on its way! Yay! And I know where to go next with Chapter [...]
admin | June 15, 2010
That’s what I’m doing. The daughter’s at work. The husband’s golfing. The cat is hiding under his summer table. For some reason that table must be the coolest place in the house in summer. In spring, we lose him, we panic, and then eventually, we realize–table in the guest room. The house we lived in [...]
admin | June 14, 2010
I’m late to the blog today–late getting out of the house, into the overwhelming heat. The proposal is going well, though it won’t be leaving the abode till tomorrow or Wednesday, I’m thinking. But I love the story again, and I think it all fits cohesively. That’s always a good sign, though things always change, [...]
admin | April 19, 2010
I’m not usually awake at this hour because normally, I fall asleep a little after four-ish. Today, I’m going for the stay-awake record. I’ve had insomnia since I was a child. I can remember, the summer before I started school (let me preface by saying my father taught me to read I don’t even know [...]
admin | April 17, 2010
Already? This morning, I woke to the pound of a headache and the whine of the neighbor’s four-wheeler through the back of everyone’s yards. We have such thoughtful neighbors! So–I’ve dosed myself with caffeine and acet–well–however that’s spelled. My head hurts too much to look it up, I’ve donned headphones (sound of rain on porch [...]
admin | February 23, 2010
My proposal was rejected yesterday. I thought I’d be heartbroken if it happened, and it does sting a bit. Who would not have wished to write the most perfect proposal that ever crossed an editor’s desk? I would, I would! But the editor who wrote my exceedingly kind rejection asked for ideas for other stories, [...]
admin | October 12, 2009
My brand new proposal is with my editor. I’m excited about this new project, and I hope the editors will be as well. Next up, I’m going to finish this book. It’s for a line I haven’t worked with before, and I want to be prepared if they ask for the full ms. (Proposals are [...]
admin | October 6, 2009
and to writing. I’m loving the writing, but not so fond of real laundry and dusting and cleaning counters. Or the lack of Internet access. But when a story is singing to you, that’s good. And today, I had some ideas on the snopes I’ve sent to a friend. I think I left out an [...]