Thursday's the Day

This Thursday is the deadline for the anthology my writers' group is going to (hopefully) release in October. I'm not writing anything for it, but I am editing. The looming preparations, fundraisers and the like have kept me out of the house and/or focused on critiquing, planning, etc. I'm looking at character and structure (the substantive edits) Erica is looking at line-by-line and Mellisa (who...

Crazy Monday

Today is not going as planned. I am trying to get two chapters done by the end of week (not shooting for words, but arcing over scenes, just to get things down). I will be posting Wednesday to another blog...which I wanted to be "a part of" but hope the friends for whom I wanted it, really take the project and use it to its potential. I interviewed a local artisan for my Wednesday post today. Then,...

Fun Saturday

So today is a writers' group meeting :D In this one, we usually attempt an exercise, or even write to a prompt. This week's was kinda fun, so I thought I'd share. Exercise: write about a child's monster. This is rough and just written :( But have a look! :D ### Taysha pushed herself against the wall and hoped the shadow fully obscured her. She heard the creature...

Breaking the Rules Blogfest!

Thank you Elizabeth Mueller for hosting the Breaking the Rules blogfest! Go Check out Elizabeth's Blog to find all the other awesome entries. As I am working on commenting ...enjoying the blogfests but still getting into the swing of incorporating them into my daily routines...I read and commented first on several of the blogs. There are some really excellent posts! So yeah, people, go check...

Character Interview Blogfest

Thanks Sangu for hosting this blogfest! I always loved the idea of this exercise, but have never seemed to have a reason to do it myself :D Or just couldn't kick myself in the butt hard enough to pull it off... Anyways, it was super hard to pick a character. In the end this is what I picked: I didn't want her to think the interview strange, so I sat on the seat across from hers, and waited...

The Next Top Title Blogfest

Thank you to the Slushpile Slut for hosting this next Blogfest! It's the Next Top Title Blogfest :D I am really addicted to these blogfests lately, they certainly helping me stretch my writing and connect with others :D So here are my titles to various pieces. Let me know which is your favorite. Silver Mask Traitor Born Memory Song Wished Awry Can't wait to read everyone else's submissio...

Plans and Ideas

I have learned a few things recently. One, I kinda like posting some of my fiction here. Two, I'm working on commenting on other blogs. I am an invisible stalker on some blogs, follow others and check in randomly on all my faves. I love reading advice for writers. I love reading news pertaining to the industry. But li'l o' me? While I got the urge to participate in the blogosphere, I...

Sad Today :(

Wednesday is Farmers' Market day. I usually love to get out of the house, to taste fresh berries and pick fruits and veggies for the next week. Today, wasn't my favorite though. After a few days of 90 degree weather (Fahrenheit, that is, & 20-something Celsius) it is overcast, windy and just a tad chilly. I know, weather is a bit inconsequential, yes? But it's made me grumpy. I am sensitive...

Dream Scene Blogfest!

Thanks, Amalia for hosting this blog fest. My post this time around is something that isn't in something I've written, but it is in the time line. I'll see how much i like it in the morning in order to see if I put it in the story. Otherwise...it remains a scene! But it was fun, if short. # # # The garden was brighter than memory, and he could hear his sister's laughter. She was teasing Vynnek....