I’m learning from Jaq, so blame her.
I wasted an hour here this morning. I learned that I use the words ‘it’ (I know, Katie, I know) and the word ‘that’ too much.
Thatthatthatthatthat
I like that word.
The other thing I rediscovered is that my senses need work, thanks to this link via Holly Lisle. […]

“So it’s like a promotion?”
“Exactly. Here’s the reasoning I wrote for you: …another former-SEAL who most people in the military swore really didn’t exist, had grown tired of the policies and procedures and wanted a lighter yoke around his neck.”
Jake shrugged. “That’s not bad. What else is involved?”
“Lots of covert action. […]

My first year or so teaching, I remember clearly sitting the teacher’s lounge talking with ‘veteran’ teachers. There was a great mix of age range and experience at my school — it was a very bonded staff, one that worked and partied hard. They were fun and they shared an awful lot of […]

Dear Stephanie –
It’s me, your internal editor. I know I’m not supposed to be popping in now, when you’re in the middle of your first draft, writing along happily, and I know you don’t want to hear me. I, however, must inform you here and now that I am on to you.
How you […]

The husband and I went kitchen shopping this weekend, and I’m officially scared of the whole project. At first, it looked like we weren’t going to be able to get a contractor until the fall. Suddenly, spring seems like a real possibility. *gulp*
The funniest moment of our shopping trip came when we were […]

I need to know how you feel about contrivances. Publishers always talk about it as the whole, romance has to grow organically, thing, but a lot of what I see with H/H’s first meetings are contrived.
I mean, people have met in coffee shops, on blind dates, bumped into each other on street corners, at […]

Still moving right along with the WIP at a pace of about 4,500K per day — I’ve hit the hundred page mark so I’m stoked. Until my moment of panic last night.
See, I’ve been reading all the blog-talk about heroines and romance writers not reading much romance,etc. Personally, I understand where everyone was […]

Horoscope for Aries: You’ve never been known for being especially quiet, shy or retiring — but now? Well, at this moment in time, you’ll be more spontaneous and unpredictable than ever. Does this mean you’ll set a new record for surprising the masses? Maybe.
Hey masses, get ready to rock. Although, according to this […]

I’ve managed to write 52 pages over the last three days plus a skeleton synopsis and a query letter. I’ve only been able to do this because it’s the start of a book I’m not supposed to be working on. I’m supposed to be finishing FB up, but I’m stuck. I let […]

I’d missed The Apprentice last week, which is a good thing because apparently they dressed up as clowns and I hate clowns. (and butterflies and wind chimes too) Come on, clowns were scary even before Stephen King’s It.
Anyway, thanks to this week’s Apprentice, I learned a new term — MILF — Mother […]

Up early to do something that’s going to be a pain in the ass. Nothing earth-shatteringingly (did I just make up that word?) problematic, just annoying. There should be a rule that if you don’t want to do something badly enough, you don’t have to. Except that rule wouldn’t really work for […]

Okay — before I forget — go head over to Sasha’s Blog Party. It’s her site’s one-year anniversary and she’s having a giveaway every hour from 2 — 9 EST.
I am not missing the fun today. I missed the WriteMinded Scavenger hunt (waving to anyone who stopped by from there to find out […]

Well, it’s blizzard-ish here again. Windy and cold and snowy and I’m so done with winter. If it was a nice, fluffy light snow, that would be one thing, but does the wind really need to whip so much?
I’m knee-deep in a new project while finishing up revisions on the old […]

Wow, this weekend flew by. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around a few different projects and I just threw myself into my bunker (aka the office) and just tried to get a handle on things I need to clean up.
I’m so stoked about Larissa’s revision letter, and all I can say to […]

We’re home, safe and sound! The three year old did really well, so thank you all for the prayers and thoughts. Now I’m just hoping to ward off all the evil cold/flu germs the hospital was teeming with.
Now — I must get back to blog-hopping. Not being able to do […]