Category Archives: Books

Quitting NaNo and choosing a book’s teen audience

I absolutely refuse to make a post about tips for writers, so this isn’t one. I taught writing, and I’ve taken classes on writing. Some tips are relevant, yes. Ending a story with “it was all a dream” is a … Continue reading

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Keep Calm and prepare for November

This will be a quick and dirty update since it’s Friday and I have to go to the chiropractor in about 30 minutes. (Yes, I still have to go each week.) You know how NaNoWriMo is next month, and most … Continue reading

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Being organized and actually organizing

So, I went through a great webinar via Pen, Paper, Write last night and got some direction on how to structure my next (supposedly NaNoWriMo) project. The webinar discussed how to structure the novel and how to break up the … Continue reading

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Back in the U.K.

Our holiday in Florida was wonderful. While we were gone for two weeks we were able to: Visit my parents Go to Magic Kingdom Stay at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Go to EPCOT Partake in Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party … Continue reading

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#AugustBreak2013 Day 28

You know, ladies, those emotional, hormonal days when you feel like you’re crazy? Those days when you think you want to either cry, or sit in a dark room and each 100 Kit Kat bars, or both? Yeah, that was … Continue reading

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