Sorry for the blog slowdown, folks. It’s been a general writing slowdown, really, while I’ve been taking care of business re: my health. I hesitate to go into detail here, since that’s not really what this space is for, but since a lot of women deal with this and don’t Read more…
I have done writer-type things this week. On Monday I made a complete editing pass on Eucha Falls, and then gave it to Matt to read. In an unprecedented turn of events, he read the entire thing that afternoon, pointing out a few typos and liking it so much that he’s started Read more…
Since I haven’t posted since Sasha’s passing, I figured I should probably pop my head up and let you know how we’re holding up. We’re hanging in there — by now we’re pretty much pros at coping with sad times. We’ve been staying busy. I wrapped up all of my Read more…
Sasha first came into my life — or rather, I came into hers — in January of 2005, not long after Matt and I started dating. It was my first visit to his apartment, and we were both excited for me to meet his only pet, this dainty little black Read more…
I think it’s time to throw in the towel and admit defeat on this round of Camp Nanowrimo. I haven’t had the time or energy to write in a solid week, and I don’t think I’m doing my book any favors by trying to force a daily word quota. I Read more…
Project: Radium Town, the Steampunk Weird West adventure set in my hometown of Claremore, Oklahoma at the dawn of statehood and featuring Will Rogers and Tom Mix. Writing stage: First Draft Today’s Word Count: 485. It came really close to being zilch, so I’ll take it. Total Word Count: 5,030 Read more…
Project: Radium Town, the Steampunk Weird West adventure set in my hometown of Claremore, Oklahoma at the dawn of statehood and featuring Will Rogers and Tom Mix. Writing stage: First Draft Today’s Word Count: 625. And I didn’t write all weekend, either. I need to hustle if I’m going to Read more…
Project: Radium Town, the Steampunk Weird West adventure set in my hometown of Claremore, Oklahoma at the dawn of statehood and featuring Will Rogers and Tom Mix. Writing stage: First Draft Today’s Word Count: 664 Total Word Count: 3,920 What happened: The professor had a conniption when his mystery machine Read more…
Project: Radium Town, the Steampunk Weird West adventure set in my hometown of Claremore, Oklahoma at the dawn of statehood and featuring Will Rogers and Tom Mix. Writing stage: First Draft Today’s Word Count: 1,282 today (only 681 yesterday, so I’m a bit behind) Total Word Count: 3,256 What happened: Read more…
Project: Radium Town, the Steampunk Weird West adventure set in my hometown of Claremore, Oklahoma at the dawn of statehood and featuring Will Rogers and Tom Mix. Writing stage: First Draft Today’s Word Count: 1,270 Total Word Count: 1,270 What happened: Right now I’m just writing out a detailed synopsis, then I’ll Read more…