First revision of Debris is done. *Whew* It’s printed off, sitting on my desk, awaiting the next sweep. There are a few things I want to tackle before I send it to my darling beta readers. (Guys, love you all!) The first draft clocked in at 117,430 words. This one 116, 694. This is not …
Category: Writing
Aug 26
Moments, you know the kind
I have been a bad blog-keeper-upper/website-updater, haven’t I. What can I use as my excuse? Growing another year older? Kitchen renovations and the running around after plumbers, electricians, builders, and delivery people this brings with it? How about lying face-down in the revision muck? Yes, that will do nicely. Today, I had a moment. One …
Aug 02
Writing and the E word. Exercise.
I remember attending a panel at a con a few years ago where an author (really wish I remember who it was…) spoke about how important exercise is in the writing life. Keeping your body in shape as you do your mind. Something like that. When my back broke down and I couldn’t sit in …
Jul 29
Just because an academic is staring out the window, doesn’t mean he isn’t working.
This is something my father (an academic) told me a very long time ago. It resonates with the writer too. Except in my case it’s closer to: ‘Just because a writer is lying in a hot bath on a cold winter night, doesn’t mean she isn’t revising.’ Sometimes that nice, comfortable, long bath is just …
