Wanted something shadowy and just a little bit sinister—plotting being the arcane, twisty art that it is. This is what I came up with. Back to work. The words, the words are calling…. And I definitely must revise the Character Clinic cover to match the rest of the covers. Soon. Very soon. … Continue reading →
I’m on page 63, love what I got, brain is frazzled. So I’m going to take a short break, put together the Create A Plot cover, and come back to this when my eyes aren’t crossed and see if I can get another set of pages done. The Air Force Kid and his wife are coming for a visit for … Continue reading →
I just now, right now, figured out why the bard with his haunted harp and the silver huntress with her blind hounds were chasing the kids. (I thought I knew all along, of course.) It’s terrific, it surprised the socks off of me, and I can’t wait to get to the scenes where I get to start using this stuff. … Continue reading →
I’ve made my words for the day. It’s been hard going. My RPE (Required Pages to Edit) for my one-pass revision requires that I edit 30 pages a day to get this done in time to type in all the edits and new additions. For those interested in writing neep, it breaks down like this: 256-page manuscript divided by 9 … Continue reading →
I started ripping The Ruby Key apart in my head about an hour after I finished the first draft. I was going to start in on it on Friday, but Friday rolled around and I realized I wasn’t quite ready. So I made myself not look at the book until today (actually, I’m printing it out to work on right … Continue reading →
Landed the ending, and I’m already thinking of the scenes I need to add to fill this thing out. And I’m excited about what I already have, which is always a plus. I’m going to give myself a day off to think about other things, though. Then I’ll print the manuscript and One-Pass revise it. My final goal will be … Continue reading →
Here’s the link to the print version of the Create A Language Clinic. And one to the print storefront, in case you want to browse. The print version is a ringbound workbook, the same as the character and language clinics. Very happy to finally have it finished, and I hope those of you who prefer print books to e-books find … Continue reading →
Most or soonest. {democracy:4} Feel free to suggest clinics I haven’t thought of, and to expand on your choices or reasons wanting a particular clinic in comments. … Continue reading →
I’m almost done with the first draft of The Ruby Key. Due to the fact that I left out a lot of important and exciting things in the middle portion of the story (because I write very, very tight in first draft and almost always have to expand in revision) I’m going to end up wrapping the first draft at … Continue reading →
Genna, Dan, Yarri and the cat travel the moonroad the old woman told them to seek. We had barely caught our breaths than the cat said, “And now Coldfall,” and something in my heart contracted at the sight of the red sparks that spun around him, brightening and tightening until they coalesced into a terrifying spiral. “I don’t want to,” … Continue reading →