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 […]

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 […]

Well, Katie spent hours with me yesterday on IM, hand-holding me through some revisions. In the end, she ended up pointing out exactly what and where I needed them since I’d developed the forest through the trees syndrome. It was like FULL PANIC ALERT. And yes, I was whining. But she […]

Dear Stephanie: Here is your horoscope for Thursday, February 24th:Surprises are on the agenda for the next few days, starting now. They’ll be delightful surprises, though, so when that call, visit or email arrives with an invitation, don’t be afraid to accept.
Sadistic bastards.
Steph T.

My paper’s headline this morning: CDC warns bird flu could sweep planet.
“The Earth may be on the brink of a world-wide epidemic from a bird flu virus that may mutate to become as deadly and infectious as viruses that killed millions during the three influenza pandemics of the 20th century, a federal health official […]

It’s really Jordan’s fault. (Normally, I just blame Larissa, but since she’s under the weather, I’ll cut her a break.) Well, Jordan’s and Amazon’s, because they’ve just offered this new Prime Program, where for a flat yearly fee you can get free 2 day shipping on nearly every item you order. And, since I […]

Me, yesterday, all day:
Me, today, all day:
Need. Major. Word. Count.
A few of my favorite quotes spread randomly around my office that I reread for inspiration and motivation:
Writing a novel is a very hard thing to do because it covers so long a space of time, and if you get discouraged it is not […]

The ‘wake up early to write’ thing isn’t working so far. Because, in order to do this, you must actually wake up at the early time and begin to write, not just roll over and slap the snooze button and think, “I should be getting up to write now.”
It should work that way, I […]

Wrote about four pages of a random scene today so far (out of order, of course.) I’ve been toying with the idea of creating a new routine to get new pages done, like getting up earlier to crank them out before life begins to interfere. Normally, I get the bulk of my […]

Today’s Horoscope for Aries:
They’re exciting, they’re different and they have an accent you can’t quite place. Doesn’t get any better than this, does it? Be sure you take time to appreciate this. They’re a gift from the heavens.
Who are the ‘they’ the horoscope refers to? Accents? Gifts from Heaven? (hmmm, maybe it’s […]

I’m having one of ‘those’ days.
The doubt days.
I hate days like this.
Need.
Career.
Advice.
And chocolate.
Going back to hide in my bunker (aka under the covers.) Way under.
It should pass soon.
Steph T.

My writing out of order post for today was inspired by Sharon’s post, especially when she says: I’m picturing mounds of miscellaneous files and a cluster fuck when it comes time to piece the stuff together in the end.
The only words of comfort I can offer is, yes, it is. But I mean that […]

Several of you have written with your concern and well-wishes for Sin and Tori, in hopes that they’ve made it through their first love scene together.
And while they have indeed consummated their relationship, it is, at present, a very un-layered coupling, consisting of, insert tab A into tab B (okay, well, some things are layered) […]

The husband is safely upstairs. The three year old is napping.
*looks left, then right, ignores the growing pile of laundry and bills and spies the WIP*
Is it possible I may actually get to write for a little while?
No, says the non-writing part of the mind. Why start now? You […]

Sharon wrote an excellent post and Jaq wrote an excellent post, and I got them all mixed up in my head and I’m trying to think about them coherently and answer them both here. Sharon was asking if I thought about the market when I wrote (okay, she didn’t say she asked me specifically, […]

(*PBW)
Who are you?
A writer.
What do you want?
To finish this book.
What’s the worst thing I can do to you?
Take away my internet connection. Oh. You want serious, huh? Okay - Make me plot.
Okay, seriously, thanks to PBW and Katie and Pat, I think I might actually be able to polish off this book. […]

I have to ask this of all my writing buddies out there (because I already know an awful lot about you anyway) - what’s in your bag? The one you carry with you everywhere, everyday. The one you grab before you head out the door anywhere.
What got me thinking about […]

I’m having a problem with my subplots. I’m worried about them, actually. Worried that I’m not doing them justice, worried that I’m doing them too much justice.
Oz and Serephina are killing me.
It started out with my finishing Hot Target. That’s right — I finished my reward book well before I did […]

Being an INFJ and scoring something that only 1% of the entire population scores means nothing around here — the husband is already tired of hearing about it and I still have to do the laundry. I somehow thought I would be much more appreciated, that whole avenues that had been otherwise unknown to […]