Novel Update #7

I got choked up. I actually got emotional when I completed my… novel outline yesterday. Yes just the outline. But you see the outline, which has been written and rewritten a hundred times,… 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 →

Growing Pains

On New Year’s Day I wrote a poetic blog post. Like many of us, I was excited about the new year beginning and all the unknown adventures ahead. After all, when that Ball… 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 →

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 →

One Lowly Writer in the Sea

Fresh back from a Writers Festival weekend, I am glum. You’d think being in the company of so many stimulating authors or author-wannabes would be creatively inspiring enough to sustain me. But alas,… 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 →