Even though I really need to finish up my camp manuscript by this time tomorrow (because I have a business trip the last two days) I have to stop 1k short of today’s goal because I’m just too dang tired. Writing whilst tired only works if they’re sexy scenes, after all. And this is not…
Hello all, pardon my absence once again, but I have good reason! You see, I am moving tomorrow, and not just across town, across state, or across country. For those who do not follow my personal sites, I am moving to Japan for a year or more to start my first post-grad job in teaching…
Finally managed to put aside a couple minutes to announce that I’ll be at the South Coast Writers Conference in Gold Beach this Saturday. I got the ticket as a Christmas present this past year and am fairly excited to go based on previous experiences there. I can’t even remember what seminars I signed up…
You are nothing without the bind. “I’ll read your books once they’re published!” If you’re a writer you’ve probably heard this before…unless you’re not interested in people reading your works, then maybe you haven’t. But if you have then you’re probably also familiar with the connotations a phrase like this carries. On the surface it’s…
Well, it’s only been since Nano since I last updated this. What can I say ~real life~ happened. Mostly the last hurrah of the worst year ever (sounds like lots of people wish 2010 would have just jumped off a cliff). During that time I spent a lot of time thinking and wondering the usual:…
Wow, it’s been about two weeks since I last updated this. Normally, especially during nano season, I’m right on top of things, but this year alone has done a huge toll on me mentally and emotionally, to the point that even writing is unable to give me an outlet to my more destructive tendencies. But…