Days 6 & 7
Well, the past two days are kind of a blur. I wrote, I did other stuff, then I wrote some more. Things are progressing well story-wise, with new characters and lots of angsty goodness and a WHOLE new way for Waiting For Spring readers to look at Rick. And my word count [...]
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8 Nov
NaNoWriMo Days 6 and 7
6 Nov
NaNoWriMo Days 4 & 5
Days 4 & 5 sort of blended together, since I actually wrote in several long spurts that started Wednesday afternoon (Day 4) and stopped at about 2am Thursday morning (Day 5). I broke it up thusly:
Day 4
Word count:
4062 / 9688
Encouragements/helps:
Understanding and supportive family who left me alone and made their own suppers.
Emotional upheaval.
Challenges and distractions to [...]
4 Nov
NaNoWriMo Days 2, 3, and 4
Day 2 (Monday):
Word count:
3913 / Total: 5626
Encouragements/helps:
A quiet room.
Knowledge that a graveyard shift was coming up, making writing on Tuesday difficult.
Challenges and distractions to overcome:
None. Great writing day!
Odd sources of inspiration:
The swaying shadows of tree branches on my curtain.
DAY 3 (Tuesday):
Word count:
0 / Total: 5626
Challenges and distractions not overcome:
Exhaustion from graveyard shift.
Voting day.
Play rehearsal.
DAY 4 [...]
2 Nov
NaNoWriMo Day 1
Yesterday was Day 1 of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). 50,000 of a novel in 30 days. I’m using it – yet again! – to write the prequel/sequel/companion to Waiting For Spring (aka Rick and Wendy’s book). That’s right…I chucked the last version. Again. This will mark the third time I’ve begun writing it. The [...]
30 Oct
Backword Interview
How much of Tess Dyer was inspired by an actual person or situation? What is my favorite sentence from Waiting For Spring? And what’s up with all of those sex scenes? The answer to these questions – and much more! – can be found in this interview, conducted by Andrew Kent (author of Spam & Eggs: [...]
23 Oct
Backword interviews
For the next several weeks, Backword Book authors will be posting interviews with each other on the Backword Blog. This is pretty cool, because you can get to know each author twice…as an interviewer and interviewee. Just as exciting, you can enter for a chance to win a free book each week.
Last week, Henry Baum – [...]
11 Oct
A message from the architect of Operation Ebook
“The 70 authors on Operation Ebook Drop asked me to say: More Troops please.
We have dropped approximately 4000 Free discount coupons linking our brave men and women deployed in the Armed Forces to some of the finest Indie novels in the industry to keep their reading devices filled with a variety of genres and styles. [...]
9 Oct
Counterfeit Pride
The cashiers at our store are required to swipe each bill of $10 or higher with a special counterfeit detection pen. If the bill is real, the pen mark will be light-to-dark yellow. If it’s fake, the mark will be black; almost like a permanent marker. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, and makes [...]
5 Oct
Waiting For Spring readers ROCK!
Behold the new “Waiting For Spring” book trailer! If you want to share it with family and friends – or post it on your blog – I would be VERY appreciative!
1 Oct
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Do you have boobs?
Then go schedule a mammogram.
Do it today.
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