I’ve had the character in my head for the third Sydney book since Larissa and I started writing the first book. He’s made an appearance in the first two books as well, so he’s been there - I’ve written him, but he’s only been on the periphery. And I’ve been waiting and waiting […]

when I should’ve been writing. Granted, there was a migraine involved, but there’s also a scene involved that doesn’t want to be changed and so I blame the scene, and its main character, Creed, for forcing me to procrastinate all day by doing the following:
1. Go to bank to finally open up new […]

I’m deep into copy edits and revisions and writing, but it’s all very slow motion because of a combination of my cold / sore throat / malaria-like illness (and no, I don’t think I’m being dramatic) and the cold medicine. I’ll never understand the non-drowsy cold med thing at all - I always feel […]

*waving*
I was really, really planning on blogging while I was away. But you wouldn’t have known I was away because I totally forgot to tell just about everyone I was going away. Because, in my mind, I’m still in late April, early May. November? Are you kidding me?
Anyway, we went […]

Larissa and I are soclose to finishing the RTS revisions…soclose that we panic at every little thing. It’s kind of fun, in a way, because we tend to not panic at the same time, so I can actually enjoy her panic. Maybe a little too much, but hey, she enjoys mine too.
So it […]

I finally saw Road House 2!

Okay, it wasn’t horrible, and it paid homage to the original by referencing a lot of the lines, like, be nice, until it’s time not to be nice, and the ever-popular, pain don’t hurt. Which might be the worst line ever. The main character is supposed […]

I’m back from Atlanta - I’ll blog about my trip over at WriteMinded at some point, so you can head over there for all our recaps. A total blast. I met my online buds, and contrary to my mother’s worry of, suppose you don’t all like each other when you meet in person? […]

Is anyone else watching Rock Star Supernova and finding the contestants a tad…defensive? And then, when they’re confronted by their own words, they backpedal? I’m just finding it really interesting to watch, because, like writing, singing is a creative endeavor that can also be subjective - well, unless you’ve got a voice like […]

Is it bad that the Staples delivery man asked me if I ever got out of what he called gym clothes? Okay, well the daily outfit is usually yoga pants and a t-shirt, so technically he’s right, but I told him that he’s lucky he comes in the afternoon, or else he’d be asking […]

(Sorry, I’ve got that Michelle Branch song, Game of Love, stuck in my head)
Last year at this time, I was starting to pack up the house for the construction, which was only supposed to take four months.
HA is what I say to that, considering that July 12th is the year mark and this morning I’m […]

You know when everyone around you is sneezing and coughing on you and they’re all like, it’s just allergies, but really, two days later, after being breathed on you come down with the same alleged allergies and you want to find all those people who think they have allergies and strangle them? (And […]

What should’ve happened yesterday:
Husband: Want to order a movie?
Me: No! Absolutely not! I have work to do.
Husband: I’m so proud of you and your strict work ethic. Go to it!
What really happened yesterday:
Husband: Want to order a movie?
Me: Sure. And let’s make popcorn too.
But after the movie […]

First, before I forget, Larissa is almost all settled in her new house and her new state, and except for a cable problem that prevents her from getting online *sobs* she’s doing well. Hopefully, she’ll be back up and running by July.
Now, as for this weekend, I am going to finish the […]

You know it’s bad when your mother tells you that you need to blog more. So I spent tonight, with Deadwood in the background, adding to the, books I’m currently reading, section and updating my progress bars. I’d love to separate out the Writers’ Blogs into sections, like PBW did - except I […]

I don’t allow my characters to eat, but I let them drink coffee. Lots of coffee. Someone’s always making coffee or pouring coffee or bringing in take-out coffee or thinking about coffee. My characters must have caffeine poisoning by now. And the thing is, I only drink one cup in the […]

First, I got to Larissa, who now can’t seem to stop writing out of order. I should note, however, that I’m worried about her. Mainly because, several times over the last few days, she has referred to me as both genius and brilliant. F****** brilliant, I should say. And yes, I […]

I’ve talked about this before, but I think finding the time of day that works best for you, writing-wise, is important. I’ve always been a night person, but that’s challenging with the four year old, because by the time night rolls around I’ve already lived a full-time job. Getting up earlier would […]

Print out copy of newest book. Realize that printer drum is failing. Research drums and realize that a new drum is $168, whereas a brand new machine is $248. Realize foolishness of buying new drum and want new printer immediately. Of course, it’s too late for this to happen, and ponder […]

Again, I’ve received a wonderfully complimentary email from Larissa:
Subject line: You are a disease
Yes, you are.
I’m about to write a scene out of order. (Hate you)
Well, not this minute (the writing part, not the hating you part) because I have to leave in a few, but I have an idea for a scene in my […]

So I’m working on a proposal while I’m waiting for the other projects to begin churning toward deadline - I’m expecting my edits for OTF next week, plus will need to get started driving Larissa crazy with non-plotting for our collab books, so I’m looking forward to that. She is currently banging her […]