Today was a tougher day from the storytelling perspective. I don’t actually know what Genna and Dan and Yarri and Doyati and the cat are going to find. They’re running west, and something is waiting, and because of the way my Muse works, I’m going to see it when they see it, and not before. We’re not there yet — … Continue reading →
Got 1017 words on The Emerald Sun today, my best day so far. Genna had a revelation just a few minutes ago — she got herself and the other kids out of danger just in the nick of time… but danger is following along in their wake, and danger is waiting ahead. And that’s where I ran out of time in the … Continue reading →
I haven’t talked a lot about the story of Dead Man’s Party — and twenty chapters in is probably not the time to start giving complex plot hints. And, really, Dead Man’s Party is a messy, messy first draft, jumping through three broad concepts before finally settling into the fourth, so the revision is going to be MEAN. But today was … Continue reading →
Today, a blast from the past who yesterday showed up for this party uninvited today became a major part of the story. Tangerine was a one-scene character in Hunting the Corrigan’s Blood. He was in that story to change Cady’s appearance when she was in trouble but did not yet know exactly how much trouble she was in. The rule of … Continue reading →
I got 2014 words today on The Wishbone Conspiracy, and sent Cady home — back to Cantata, back to Oldcity… And someone showed up whom I was not expecting to see for several more books. Tangerine, the bodyartist from Tangerine’s Dream back in Book One. I knew when I met Tangerine that he was a lot more than he was letting on, … Continue reading →
So… I got this email, which wrapped up with this question: I’ve been in contact with Christian faith publishing the past year but haven’t submitted my manuscript because I recently finished writing, reading and editing it, & wanted to know more info before doing so. They have finally informed me of production costs if my manuscript were chosen for publishing. It’s a little … Continue reading →
I got started late this morning. Every once in a while I have a night where I can’t sleep. I went to bed around midnight, woke up at two-thirty, and couldn’t get back to sleep until seven AM. So I wasn’t back up and at work until ten AM. And I feel a bit fried. But I set my timer, … Continue reading →
I started out my workday this morning looking for (and finding) a sketchbook among my many notebooks and blank project books. Followed by staring at the blank pages, with an array of drawing tools in front of me, and with my Muse going, “No, no, no, no, no…” “I need to see these things,” I muttered, and Muse said, “I … Continue reading →
Short post today. Took a couple hours, but I was on a roll, so I just stuck with it. And I’m delighted to announce that I’ve finished the line-for-scene outline of Moon & Sun 3: The Emerald Sun. Tomorrow I’ll take a day off from writing fiction, and instead work on building some of the locations that exist in this … Continue reading →
I think the last software I recommended was Scrivener, back when it first came out. MAYBE Vellum (but that’s Mac only). So today I’m recommending some free-to-remarkably inexpensive software that has taken a helluva lot of the crazy out of my day. Meet Freeter… The Organizer for Folks Who DO This is a free download, vailable for Mac & PC … Continue reading →
