Greetings from Aruba! As I tried to log in to my account, everything was in Dutch. Hehe. It’s interesting the little things that remind you of being in another country. I’m at a Marriott, so everything in Americanized, but even if it wasn’t, most places take the USD, and most people speak English. We won’t […]
Characters
I read a great excerpt from a book a few weeks ago centered on how to flush out secondary characters in novels. It really struck a chord with me, and I immediately went to work trying to incorporate the bits of insight. Check it out here!
Revision
So, after yesterday’s critique, I once again find myself going back to page one and looking at my manuscript sentence by sentence… and making a LOT of changes. While I did this a lot in the beginning, for the past month or so I’ve tried to constrain myself to only reading the last complete chapter […]
Feedback
Had a meeting with my writing group early this afternoon and received comments on Chapters 3 and 4. It was a great meeting. I really received some great feedback for improvement, as well as some nice compliments. There’s a lot of food for thought floating around in my head right now. If I can figure […]
Sharing
I came across this great blog last week and wanted to share. There is so much great info here on publishing, queries, etc. If you’re interested in writing, being published, and such, definitely check it out. I’ll also post a link on the sidebar for future easy reference. Today’s a writing day, so I’d better […]
Playlist
here is a partial playlist for “too far gone”…
Too Far Gone
They say life flashes before your eyes right before you die. That’s not how it happened for me. The streetlights spun like a kaleidoscope around me, and the screech of tires pierced until I nearly let go of the twisting steering wheel to clamp my hands over my ears. Every muscle in my body locked […]
Anthem
Music is amazing. It has the power to say exactly what we are thinking or feeling. It can motivate us to work harder, run faster, reach further. It can help heal wounds or make us happy to be alive. This one is serving as a reminder for me right now. Shine — Anna Nalick Oh […]
Fridays
It is nearly Friday… my favorite day of the week, Friday. I think most people would probably pick Saturday as their favorite day, but no, not me. But you have to work on Fridays, some people might say. Sure I do, 8 hours. But there’s a certain buzz about Fridays, a natural high from knowing […]
Massages on the Cheap
It’s been a stressful week. You and your friends are looking to get out and do some serious relaxing without spending too much cash in this tight economy. So what do you do? Might I suggest getting a massage? A massage, you ask? It hardly sounds budget-friendly, though you’ll happily admit that in the realm of relaxation, massage is king. To […]