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Entries from October 2008
October 30, 2008
The X Files and other strange things
X marks the spot, right? At least it does on every pirate map I saw as a child. But I wonder if Blackbeard buried gold and trinkets in a chest under a big red X. I doubt it.
I often feel like I am digging for buried treasure when I go into my X files. Those [...]
October 29, 2008
Inspiration…It’s Where You Find It
It’s been a rough month in my world, but it’s had its compensations.
The co-worker from hell was laid off at the day-job, but jubilation was short lived as my duties were expanded to include hers. Sigh. We were all assured that no further lay-offs were planned. Yeah. Right. Less than two weeks later we all [...]
October 27, 2008
Some news at Tales from the Crit
AJ sold a story to Freya’s Bower. She didn’t mention it herself but I’m a blabber mouth and I’ll mention it for her.
Debbie has a new premise and she’s really excited about it.
Inez has a new (pretty) website. Add her to your links and visit her regularly. http://www.inezkelley.com
Haven is vacationing over Halloween.
I’m trying to be [...]
October 27, 2008
Not in the Mood
So, I’m almost done with a novel length romantic suspense. And when I say almost done I mean three days if I really worked. I wanted to finish it before I started on my rom/com for NaNoWriMo. And if I really tried I probably still would. But I’m just not in [...]
October 24, 2008
My, How They’ve Grown
I was carting my children from school one day this week and thinking about my current WIP. Mainly about my hero. In the original version of the story he’s just there for the heroine to react to, play off of. My reasoning at the time was that this was her story, not theirs. His purpose [...]
October 23, 2008
Need Fuel not Gas
See this? (_!_) This is where I am right now. At the very bottom (haha) of my creative pit. I have a ton of stories in my head but I just really dread the idea of sitting down and writing right now. I have self imposed deadlines and maybe that is the problem, who knows. [...]
October 22, 2008
Reading: You know, what other people do with novels…
I read a novel over the weekend. I should have been working on my own story, but instead I read someone else’s. Ahhh…contented sigh. It was good to remember that I can read for pleasure, not just to critique or research or learn craft…I can just–READ!
The novel I spent my weekend with was Soul by [...]
October 21, 2008
No obligations
I’m not entirely pleased with the way my fast draft project has come along in the last two weeks. Some parts are good, some parts are…sigh. Heavy revisions are in order. Also, three or four days from the end of Fast Draft some other, unrelated characters started talking to me and snagged my interest. With [...]
October 20, 2008
So, for some reason I volunteered to speak at my chapter of RWA early next year. It wasn’t like they forced me but I have been in that chapter (of about 30 active members) for two years and never spoken, so it’s probably my turn.
I’m going to talk about tension and conflict and [...]
