process – A Mad Pursuit

Timehop is a fabulous app. It’s really built on one hook: you want to see what you were up to in the past. So every morning, I open my app up and get windows into what I was doing one, two, three years ago. You get the drift. It’s often awash with cute pictures of... / READ MORE /

February 13, 2014

editing, fantasy, fiction, geek, gothic, publication, watcher of the skies, WIP, writing

pilgrim of the sky, process, progress, publication, publishing, watcher of the skies, writing, writing advice, writing issues, writing problems, writing process, writing rants, writing tips

How Pinterest and Process Saved My Novel (And Can Save Yours, Too)

Writing a book, as the old adage goes, isn’t the hard part. I mean, yeah, it’s hard. It’s a butt-ton of work. For me, writing books isn’t the hard part. It’s something I do, more or less, whether or not I want to. But while the writing part isn’t exactly a mystery to me, there... / READ MORE /

April 6, 2013

writing

alternate history, decisions, deep thoughts, process, thoughts, writing

…a brief thought on writing alternate history

Sometimes it only takes one ripple in the water to change the shore.

March 31, 2013

writing

antidepressants, anxiety, coping mechanisms, creatives, depression, process, writers, writing

Writing Through It: Depression, Anxiety, and Coping Mechanisms

We just moved. The whole house. Granted, it was only a couple of miles away. But it still sucks, it still interrupts everything, and it still makes writing just about impossible. Not that writing is always at the top of my list of things to do these days. I mean, in a perfect world it... / READ MORE /

October 28, 2012

nanowrimo, Rock Revival, WIP, writing

#writecrazy, moving on, nanowrimo, outdoors, process, projects, writers, writing

No, no, NaNo!

So I’m not saying I’m not doing NaNoWriMo. And I’m not saying I am. I’m going to be mercurial and special about it, so there. Life is moving in about a thousand different directions as we speak (I haven’t written much this weekend but… I collected pine cones from the yard, and spray painted them... / READ MORE /

October 16, 2012

fiction, music, Rock Revival

music, process, romance, writing, writing process, writing progress

The middle of Octember.

These -ember months do seem to pile up rather quickly, don’t they? Last week I went away to the West Coast, spending some time with family. I don’t know what it is about me, but every single time I make a trip like that I somehow think I’m impervious to jet lag. The truth is,... / READ MORE /

July 24, 2012

music, Rock Revival, writing

music, myth, process, revival, writing

You built it up brick by brick…

Well, Rock Revival is officially at the 1/3 mark. 25K isn’t a novel, true, but it’s more than I’ve written in quite some time. In spite of crazy busy baby stuff, job hunting, and a visit to the beach with the husband’s entire clan, I’ve been crawling along. Some days have been painfully busy and writing... / READ MORE /

June 29, 2010

fantasy, indigo and ink, weird, WIP, writing

indigo and ink, novel writing, process, WIP, work in progress, writing

It’s not fun until someone loses an eye.

I grossed myself out today during writing. I don’t know if it’s because the AC is broken and it’s 90 degrees up here and the humidity is through the roof, but I apparently needed to outdo myself in fiction. It was one of those weird moments where I’d planned for the scene to go one... / READ MORE /

June 13, 2010

fantasy, indigo and ink, publication, WIP, writing

birthday, indigo and ink, novel writing, process, work in progress, writing

Birthday goals, and halfway there.

No, this has nothing to do with football. (Or, soccer.) Just a quick one before the D&D game starts. My birthday is tomorrow, and I wanted to play D&D with our amazing group. However, I also wanted to achieve a personal birthday goal; I wanted to hit 55,000 in the WIP which marks the exact... / READ MORE /

March 17, 2010

WIP, writing

dictation, difficulty, process, writing

Writing is happening!

Well, at last! It looks like I’m able to dictate pretty easily right in to WordPress. That means I can get posts out much quicker, without having to put strain on my wrists. I suppose it goes without saying, but young writers: take care of your wrists. Sure, some of it has to do with... / READ MORE /