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Silent Screams

As 2015 comes to a close it brings along that time of reflection. And a decision, especially given the events of the past few months, to break my silence. I held it for my own personal shame. For not wanting to hurt anyone by speaking. But when my mother began treating my daughter the sameContinue reading “Silent Screams”

What a mess… #IWSG

Now that NaNoWriMo is over. Validated my 50K on the 20th of last month and ended the month with 55K, I have a mess to clean up. I’ve been struggling with this story. It hasn’t unfolded for me like the first book did. I’ve kept changing my mind on things, written short side stories toContinue reading “What a mess… #IWSG”

Uphill battle

This more or less is how I’ve felt so far trying to work on this project for NaNoWriMo: First, I kept skipping to the next scene, just trying to keep moving. Then I realize a little more than 11K words in that I had found the start to my novel, but I was still strugglingContinue reading “Uphill battle”

What to do… What to do… #IWSG

While predominantly I have NaNoWriMo on the brain, there has been something, perhaps silly, that has been bothering me as Twisted Magics creeps ever closer to publication: How do you decide on cover art? I’m no artist and I’ve taken some basic graphic design classes, but I’m by nowhere near confident enough to produce myContinue reading “What to do… What to do… #IWSG”

The calm before the storm

As the last hours tick away, I look forward to November with both excitement and trepidation. And a glass of not so great wine. NaNoWriMo is a mixed bag of emotions for me. After finishing my first year, I had a five year span without completing a project. I had tried different projects, attempted theContinue reading “The calm before the storm”

Funny how that works out…

For a while, I’ve been stressing about the low word count on Twisted Magics. Sitting at a little over 66K, it was hard to take seriously. Even though I never actually pay attention to word counts when I’m reading. Going into a new round of beta, it got a little beefier with cresting 75K. IContinue reading “Funny how that works out…”

Need to focus?

For a while, I’ve been thinking about the various groups that I take part in. Some have been beneficial and have worked out well. I’ve found my own friends out here and… Perhaps I should back up a bit… When I first moved across country in 2011, I didn’t know anyone outside of my in-lawsContinue reading “Need to focus?”

That outlining thing

So, while I was updating Scrivener, I was going through my files and trying to organize it a little better. I found a Word document with notes to myself on another book in the series (was going to be book 2, but it felt too soon for that story). Took it and transcribed it inContinue reading “That outlining thing”

That time of the year #IWSG

(Yes, I’m rather late with this post. Had a wonderful time on vacation with my husband, celebrating our anniversary.) It’s that time of the year again where I’m gearing up for NaNoWriMo. Granted, I’ve been mentally working on my next project for months. I can’t help it. However, my notes to myself are starting toContinue reading “That time of the year #IWSG”

Issues

I haven’t posted much lately due to issues in life. Both technical and of a personal nature. Been spending time putting things back in order. And editing. Definitely editing a lot more now that I’ve solved my lack of mobile solution problem. I’m getting really excited for my book. I’ll of course post more informationContinue reading “Issues”