Sometimes it Takes a Carrot

26 Jan 2017

I found and purchased up a Nintendo NES Classic. If I'm a good girl – if I finish my proofreading edits – then I can open it up and play for an ...

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Quick Status Update

24 Jan 2017

This week I am really channeling my focus into making the proofing edits of Flotsam, so I want to keep this short. Also, apologies for the lack of ...

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Process: Pre-Production and En Utero Marketing

17 Jan 2017

Flotsam - Pre-production Working through the proofreading edits, reviewing and applying to my master Scrivener pile. Amassing questions/clarif...

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2016: The Biggest Year Ever

29 Dec 2016

David Bowie died on January 10th. Two days before, he released an amazing album that celebrated the process of his struggle with creativity and de...

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Revising Book Two

27 Dec 2016

Revising. Book. Two. I still marvel at that concept. In this year I wrapped up Flotsam, which had been my sole focus for so long. And now I'm wo...

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Trying to finish strong

21 Dec 2016

2016 has been a pretty amazing year for me. Enough that, even though I definitely understand where they're coming from, I prickle at seeing the "Fu...

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Death of Momentum

13 Dec 2016

I haven't written in four days. This is nearly unthinkable for me. I've skipped one or two days before, at least in the morning, but almost always ...

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Life After NaNoWriMo

06 Dec 2016

I've had a really hard time focusing, or at least slipping into the creative brain state while writing, since I finished draft 1 of Salvage on Nove...

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A Finished Book

01 Nov 2016

Watchers of my Asimov Hour daily journal will already know this, and I can't believe I didn't get around to posting this last Tuesday, but: Flot...

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Story Grid Takeaways: Genre Provides

11 Oct 2016

This weekend I finished reading Shawn Coyne's The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know. I have already listened to all The Story Grid podcast epis...

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