Actually, just getting together with two of my local writer buds ;). But I love ’em. And they rock. Plus they went through my First Impressions entry with me. I need to enter it tonight since tomorrow will be sooooooo busy and deadline is 5CT. We cut a couple words. Which saved a line. And I got to add another one which is a so much better cliffhanger. The other one wasn’t bad. This one is better. Read more
Yep – gave a test today. I have a love-hate relationship with test day. I love not having to teach I hate having to grade the assignments and tests. But I did leave school both exhausted [5yo up half the night last night] and done. Day 12: 1263 Total: 22831 I have a tiny bit today but there’s that exhausted thing [that seems to catch me most when I sit down] and my First Impressions Read more
I don’t know how I missed Firefly the first time around [or second or third or 15th]. But yesterday was the 10th anniversary Firefly marathon with the movie Serenity playing on another channel and then a reunion special. There were something like 13 or 14 eps plus the movie and an hour special. I watched a couple last night. Most of the rest today and am currently on the next to last one. I haven’t Read more
So yesterday I wrote a grand total of 29 words. I was hoping for a huge day but it’s not gonna happen. Instead, I ended up sleeping in a bit, having child related drama that comes from a rainy day cooped up inside without enough sleep. And working on First Impressions Entries. I’m a category coordinator and spent today going through all the entries received thus far and making sure they meet guidelines, etc. It Read more
Yesterday was so-so for writing. I’m not sure what my actual “before bed” total was, but my official My Book Therapy WriMo count was 1687 for 20332. But my manuscript is at 21011 so… Uh… math… right. Think that’s 2366 for yesterday… Today is a big fat goose egg. Had another plot thing rear it’s ugly head today. Still working through that one. Plus I did a bunch of stuff for ACFW’s First Impressions Contest. Read more
So… birthday was nice. A pretty normal Thursday. Tonight, one kiddo was at a slumber party. Another at my sister’s house overnight. And my in-laws took the other two for a couple hours so we could go out. We hit Steak-n-Shake [where I thought of you, Margie!]. Tomorrow night we get to go out too. Two date nights in a row?! Unheard of!!! Writing was slim pickins yesterday. My ELEVEN YEAR OLD nearly beat me Read more
Kate Donovan is burned out on work, worn down by her dating relationships, and in need of an adventure. When Kate’s grandmother asks Kate to accompany her to Redbud, Pennsylvania, to restore the grand old house she grew up in, Kate jumps at the chance. Yet, she discovers a different kind of project upon meeting the man hired to renovate the house. Matt Jarreau is attractive and clearly wounded — hiding from people, from God, and Read more
Er. Well, it’s my birthday. And my BFF’s birthday. That’s how we became BFFs almost… 30 [eep!] years ago. Or maybe not almost 30. Maybe it’s 23… Regardless, a long time. Plus that means you get free dinner at Lambert’s. Or you used to. Now they give you 9.99 off plus a free hubcap cinnamon roll. Did get a LITTLE bit of writing done while I was there but they were super busy – one Read more
Shiloh Jacobs is planning her wedding without family, without money, and without a clue—and trying to make a go of small-town Southern life. Until she stumbles on an unsolved case about a missing woman that makes her run in the opposite direction—right into the would-be killer’s web of plans. In the midst of sorting through her tragic past and strained relationships, Shiloh finds herself on the run from a madman—and hoping she can make it Read more
So I have a character who is near and dear to my hero and heroine. And I’m having bad stuff happen to her – so they can deal with some of it together. And I decided her appendix needed to burst. So I emailed my friend Becki. Because her son’s appendix burst about 2.5 years ago. And she spent part of last night and tonight IMing with me walking me through her experience. Of course, Read more