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”
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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…”
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”
Proofreading?
I just finished reading two completely different articles from two vastly different websites. One of those, I can go from reading an article about a video game to something more politically based without batting an eye. Both had spelling and grammatical errors in them. What happened to proofreading or at least an editor reading overContinue reading “Proofreading?”
Something new
Oooh, look, 2 days and 2 posts. Scary. Getting back on topic, I’m giving something new a try. So far I’ve kept my notes and whatnot in Scrivener. Good spot, easy access… you get the idea. However, given that I’m still impatiently waiting the release of an iOS version of Scrivener, and copying all ofContinue reading “Something new”
Does size matter? #IWSG
Of the many things I’ve fretted over as I near the point of publishing is the size of the book. That all important word count. Fantasy has a rather high word count according to my Google searches with a large range. I have met other local fantasy and science fiction authors who have 120K+ projects thatContinue reading “Does size matter? #IWSG”
When fear sets in
Suddenly I’m not so sure about my tentative month of release for my book. And it all started with a simple curious search and a husband that is far more versed in the area than I realized. Actually, it really started over laughing about a post he found online of a Navy Chaplain with combatContinue reading “When fear sets in”
Would do it again
I participated in my first Goldilocks ride this weekend and completed the 20 mile course with my sister-in-law. It was fun, tough, and rewarding. Unfortunately, I also kind of did a number on my hands. It makes typing hard and painful. So that project I was working on for Camp NaNoWriMo is now on holdContinue reading “Would do it again”
That blogging thing
I fear I am not good at this blogging thing. Most of the time I feel like I have nothing worth sharing. But the real problem was that rarely read blogs. Recently I began reading through a local author’s blog (who was super kind and sweet to beta read my book) and realize that bloggingContinue reading “That blogging thing”
J.C. Jackson 