“You’re getting me back tomorrow, you know.”
It should scare me, the husky voice that comes from nowhere, but it doesn’t even make me jump anymore. I’m wondering if that’s a good sign or a sign that I’ve gone over that edge where authors go when they begin to talk to their characters. Out […]

WORD Challenge pages: 7 new = 57 total. Only 93 more to go and 7 days left. That’s totally do-able (is that even a word?), right?!
I’ve used the plotting chart and dicsovered that, in the first chapter of Flying Blind, I’ve got H/H, romantic tension and external plot. not bad, considering […]

Okay, I’m all set to try my own modified version of Alison’s plotting board. I’m going to use it for a WIP that I’m only 4 chapters into, and I’m going to try and try and try to plot in order, even if I end up writing out of order.
I know that makes no […]

You are 87% Aries

How much do you match your zodiac sign?

WORD Challenge: New pages Written: Maybe 2 BUT I edited at least 90 pages today, got my plot points a little straighter in the first 150 pages and got H/H to have some more contact/sparring. I know that my challenge was to […]

Today’s horoscope for Aries: Starting tomorrow, you’ll be busier than you can remember being in a long while. You won’t be upset about it, though, especially since you’ll have today to prepare yourself. Take a break while you can.
If I’m busier because the writing muse takes over, that’s fine. That’s a good […]

There are some exciting new developments in the celebrity world, according to my newest issue of Star magazine and it’s imperative to my writing career that you be aware. Why, you ask? In case I call you/email you to procrastinate my writing, you must be up to speed and able to converse intelligently […]

WORD Challenge pages: The big 0 (and not the fun kind)
Maybe my muse will come back soon. Even Jake has deserted me, although it’s good to know he’s helping Cece and Sasha.
In the meantime, why write, when there are so many things out there to learn, so many important life questions I need […]

You are the Marquis Da Sade. Even stripped ofexaggerations, Your real life was as dramaticand as tragic as a cautionary tale. Born to anancient and noble house, you were married(against your wishes) to a middle-class heiressfor money, caused scandals with prostitutes andwith your sister-in-law, thus enraging yourmother-in-law, who had you imprisoned under alettre de cachet […]

WORD challenge: wrote 10 pages of randomness which needs to be blended into ms
Okay - so it’s so NOT funny when your horoscope mocks you. I refer you to my horoscope from 11/15, which clearly stated a pleasant surprise was in store for me.
Getting my first editor rejection for FWD forwarded to me from […]

Today’s horoscope for Aries: Picture the last thing on earth you’d ever expect. Now expect it — under the category of ‘pleasant surprises.’ That’s on the list of what might be coming along for you. Just remember: there’s no such thing as a coincidence.
I’m picturing…I’m picturing…*looks over shoulder for the pleasant surprise*
It’s not […]

“What are you doing here? And where are the rest of your clothes?”
The three year old fell asleep at 7:30 pm and I figured I could get a really good night’s sleep. Once again, I was wrong and now the SEAL is sitting on the side of my bed again. […]

WORD challenge: 20 pages over 3 days…which makes 25 pages not entered into the WIP and 10 entered for a grand total of 30 pages.
Now for the real challenge - fitting my new scenes into the manuscript. Did I mention that I don’t write in order? That I pull scenes out of […]

WORD page count: 10 pages added to the current WIP (I actually wrote 15 pages, so I’m even a little ahead)
Must. Go. Collapse.
Steph T.

There’s nobody out there waiting for it, and nobody’s going to scold you if you don’t do it. - Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Okay - that last part’s not entirely true - not for the month of November, at least. Because today is day one of the WORD (Write OR Die Challenge). You can find […]