I was surprised twice this week. The first surprise was when the wonderful K.M. Walton challenged me to a friendly NaNoWriMo contest this weekend. We were both struggling with our word counts. You guys know how I feel about challenges. My antennas quiver and I drop everything in order to win. (Right, Mason? Right, Kurt? Right, Matt? Except that I didn’t. … Read More
It’s All Fun And Games…
Dear Guy at the Salon, Thank you so much for spazzing out when you cut me in the vicinity of my eye with a sharp pair of scissors today. I’ll admit that I was disconcerted by sudden blinding pain and blood that immediately coursed into my vision, but your cries of, “Oh, I can’t stand the sight of blood!” and … Read More
Happy Days Are Here Again
H-h-h-hit the ground running, folks! Last night I raised my word count to 1468. This still leaves me behind, but it’s a beautiful start. I was planning my story out in my head, and I think it’s going to take a darker turn than I originally thought, but I’m all for it. Man, I love writing. Love it, love it! … Read More
WIP Wednesday: A Dismal Word Count!
Well La Dee Dah, guess who has the most dismal word count of all NaNoWriMo? That would be yours truly, weighing in at a whopping 168 words. I pondered whether or not to be daunted by that, but I decided not to be. I have spent every single day this month in various doctor’s office while my little girl has … Read More
NaNoWrimo: The Beginning
It all began with a text message saying, “Are you up for the first word war of the season?” During a word war, a group of us write insanely on our manuscripts for a predetermined period of time, and whoever writes the most is declared the winner. It’s a motivational tool for NaNoWriMo, and I find them extremely effective. The … Read More
Happy Halloween! And Mourning A Darling.
This is a Black Widow that lives in our backyard, amongst the poisonous Oleander and Night Shade. Oh, all right. The Oleander is actually the neighbor’s that hangs over into our yard, and the Night Shade is simply Night Shade, not Deadly Night Shade. ‘Cuz I have little ones, and one chooses to keep little ones away from Things That … Read More
A Quirk
After I’ve published a piece, I can’t read it again. I’m not sure why that is. I’ll say, “Oh, hey, my story is in Such and Such,” and I’ll be all excited and link people to it or carry the book around for a bit. And that’s the end of it. Perhaps I’m afraid that I’ll find something wrong that … Read More
WIP Wednesday
The Illiterati isn’t big on rules, but we do have one: if you don’t have a piece to bring to the meeting, you can’t attend. Harsh? Maybe, but it’s effective. There’s always that extra incentive to pull something out and just get ‘er done. I have never missed a meeting because I didn’t have anything to contribute. Until last night. … Read More
Las Vegas 2009 Zombie Walk Pictures
This is what a zombie invasion looks like. Zombies like neon light. This little Wombat is bait. I’m the stripey girl on the left. Braaaaains! The very funny and very scary John Skipp. His ZOMBIES book is fantastic!
NaNoWriMo: Organizing Your Time
This is the hardest part of NaNo. Once upon a time, when I was a little girl, I had a pretty open schedule. I played in the backyard and hunted for butterflies and made crowns out of thistles. OUCH, but sometimes one must suffer for their art. Then I grew up, and time became currency. We joke about the social … Read More