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pen & paper – the return
A short post because I’ve probably been on the computer far too long today – i.e., Sunday, when I’m writing this post. My arm ached all day until about 9pm. The fingers are still numb but that’s minor compared to the arm. Hey, I’ll take whatever pain relief I get – longer doses preferable. 🙂…
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a writer’s conundrum…
I’m about to begin a cooling off period and it’s maddening! (This morning’s snow is appropriate, eh?) Battle Scars (pt. 3) went to my beta readers on Saturday. The writer in me wants to dive back into chapter 1 and start revisions. The writer in me also knows that it’s wise to set aside a…
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rough draft of Battle Scars is done!
“The first draft is nothing but your ingredients. Once you have them in front of you–a beginning, a middle, an end, and all your characters–then and only then can you write your novel.”–Tiffany Reisz. I call it my rough draft. Rough, first, whatever. I took a different approach to Battle Scars. I’d worked from an…
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Thursday Walks…
Most of us are still struggling to get through cold, snow, and flooding rains washing away roads (a nod to my friend Jaime in Kentucky – stay safe). So let’s walk through the flowers in this garden near Palm Springs, California, and dream of spring and warmer weather. BLOG HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK This will…
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one more step…one more word…
At times, the way ahead looks desolate, insurmountable, and foreboding. We place one foot in front of the other – or in the case of a writer – we add one word after another. We stumble. We look at the blank page and the page after that and wonder what words will fill them. We…
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Is it still Thursday?
This. In a Bah! Humbug! kinda way. I’m not talking about Christmas. I’m lamenting the frustrations of working with technology. Can that be my excuse for not posting my usual “Thursday Walks” yesterday? If the truth be told, my tardiness is due to two adventures that side-tracked me this week: 1) formatting my manuscript for…
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Published a novel. Now what?
I’m going to Disney World! (No, not really. I lived in Orlando 13 years – you’d think I’d at least post an image of the Disney castle.) Fellow author Colin F. Barnes posted his thoughts in late November about the aftermath of publishing his first novel. Time to compare our experiences. Colin (in italics) wrote:…