The alarm buzzed and worse the light on my alarm clock goes on. Who invented this torture device? Were they a closet sadist? I have to pee and my mouth tastes bad. Dazed. confused. I can ignore those facts. The bed is warm.Was that my alarm or some great cosmic joke that thinks o-butt thirty is really a time. I manage to find … Continue reading Day one – operation dear god did I really set the alarm for that early
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Judged
I still have fear of letting out the crazy and being judged, but as I get older I care less about that. I realize no matter the safe choices I might make, I am being judged. So why not be judged for who I really am rather than who I think they want me … Continue reading Judged
How to discover your writing genius
I had a friend email me this and really liked it. How to Discover Your Writing Genius and Do Your Best Work, courtesy of Henneke at Enchanting Marketing
MILWORDY
I am up early because my brain is all over the place, but MILWORDY is at the top. MILWORDY is writing a million words in a year. So starting Sept 1st, 2020 and extending to Aug 31, 2021, you would write million words. Am I the only one who got the Austin Power's Dr Evil's … Continue reading MILWORDY
Character Inspiration
In COVID times, the writer tool of people watching was off the table for character ideas. I'm in middle of something right now, but the next book is starting to sprout in the back of my head. What to do? I found a character generator on a FB group and tried it out. This was … Continue reading Character Inspiration
uncertainty
My life has so much uncertainty right now and I''m left in a state of waiting. This is not a state I enjoy. I want to plot and plan, but it feels like a waste of energy to do all the permutations. I do not have enough data. Here's a sample of the questions I … Continue reading uncertainty
Relic 1: Blurb
Title: Company Assassin Book 1 in the Relic Trilogy It’s Duff Roman’s eighteenth birthday, but no one is lighting candles. Turning eighteen in the orphanage on Kalecca means starvation for those who aren’t hired into a Family. Outside the Family compounds lies the jungle. And in the jungle lies death. And Relics—the only real currency on Planet … Continue reading Relic 1: Blurb
Focus Fox: Begin
Focus Fox says: The only joy in the world is to begin. Once I write that first word, I move onto editing. That sucks the joy right back out. Cesare Pavese and writer's snark smash-up
Something to Celebrate
With how crazy the world is at this moment, I wanted to celebrate even a small victory. So here it goes.... Woot! I pdf'ed Relic 2 up last night and sent it to the Beta readers. Both readers have read the first book in the trilogy and requested to be Betas on the second. I … Continue reading Something to Celebrate
Struggle and aha
I've been struggling lately with getting what I want to get done actually done. This is an issue for me because, if you remember, my Strength Finders testing, I have high Achiever. High Achiever basically means my list starts over each day and I never feel like I ever get enough done. My to-do list … Continue reading Struggle and aha