Category Archive: The Novel

Novel Update 6: Fiction sample

Cooper stood in the elevator nervously shifting his weight from one foot to the other. At the Fifth floor, he walked out and carefully pulled the collar up on his leather jacket as… Continue reading

Novel Update #5

Well I’m pleased to say that I have been busy this week… WRITING!! Actually writing and editing. I jumped back into my manuscript Fallout , which I hadn’t touched since October once November… Continue reading

Novel Update #4: Getting lost…

In my ongoing editing journey for my yet-to-be-published Novel (Yes hope is alive and well again), I found something so comfortable in getting lost in my characters today. The mainstay of Fallout, is… Continue reading

Novel Update #3: Chapter Checklist

I attempted to go back to bed this morning after getting the family up and out the door. I failed. Unfortunately this has been a tough week of sleep for me. Dealing with… Continue reading

The Tree and me

i see a tree. it beckons me, to share a spree, and stay merry. it is a plea that cannot be, to stand so free just like that tree. places to be! so… Continue reading

Novel Update #2: Farewell to Characters

Remember how I complained the other day about the Writers’ fest I attended last weekend claiming to feel inadequate in the company of other writers? Well I have to admit that I did… Continue reading

Novel by Numbers

Ok so on the eve of attending another writers’ festival workshop, I am sitting down and wrapping my head around the great NOVEL I have been writing. It has been all-consuming and then… Continue reading

The Novel

I have been working on my second official novel since 2007. It is a lengthy timeline that I am not particularly proud of but that seems to be my track record (since Novel… Continue reading