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
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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
Saying yes is saying no to other things
There is only so much time in a day. Assuming you sleep, that's 6-8 hours gone from a 24 hours day. Let's optimistically say I sleep 8. That leaves me 16 hours left in a day. I have a day job which takes up at least 8 hours. That leaves me at most 8 hours … Continue reading Saying yes is saying no to other things
Nano and me
I joined nano in 2005. I needed something to convert writing from something I thought about to something that I did. Many of the novels I've completed this year have their roots in nano. Book of Secrets started off as a book called Pack in 2015 and then was revised for 2016. Relic was the … Continue reading Nano and me
Getting my poop in a group
Photo by Inna Heasley on Pexels.com At the end of 2018 and beginning 2019, I completed two books and I'm in the middle of a third. The reason I was able to make such great strides was because of a few key breakthroughs I don't write romance. I wanted to. The community is a great … Continue reading Getting my poop in a group
Newsletter Blues
Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com I asked one of my buddies who is on her 7th published book what she wishes she'd have done differently. Her advice? Newsletter. She wishes that she'd started her newsletter even before she'd published her first novel. I asked around to other writers about what they did and was … Continue reading Newsletter Blues
Misplaced modifiers
Misplaced modifiers are when a phrase or clause is placed awkwardly in a sentence so that it appears to modify or refer to an unintended word. They can be hilarious. Here are some of the funny ones I've said or read. Photo by Burst on Pexels.com I tripped down the stairs while pregnant with dogs. … Continue reading Misplaced modifiers
Zero Written
Photo by Magda Ehlers on Pexels.com I'm out of blog posts. I try to set-up blog posts in advance. I sit for a day or two and brainstorm what I want to write about and then get as many done as I can. I've had as many as a three months of cushion with scheduled … Continue reading Zero Written
HTF
Photo by Bruno Scramgnon on Pexels.com I'm in the middle of redrafting an Epic Fantasy called Book of Secrets, I realized I was missing something. After the mid-point I had this list of things that the man POV character did, but they felt author driven and not character driven. Trying to link them together I … Continue reading HTF