Onward

by | Feb 24, 2013 | Editing, Neighborly Affection series

Nothing quite like finishing a full edit ahead of deadline. Readers might get their hands on Neighborly Affection sooner than expected. No worries, I’ll keep you all posted. MQB

First-draft euphoria

by | Feb 10, 2013 | Chatter, Writing

I’ve been writing like a madwoman on my current work in progress, and today it finally paid off: The first draft is complete. I’m giddy saying the words, like a kid buzzed on her first bottle of beer. The post-drafting euphoria has set in. It’s a...

In the zone

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Chatter, Writing

Some days, you just wake up ready to write, with the characters’ voices echoing in your ears.Those are the best days. Today’s tally: 3,000 words or thereabouts, three scenes, two WIPs. (And two kinds of cupcakes, a food that is entirely necessary and...

Editing, the sport of kings

by | Dec 29, 2012 | Editing

Editing is a sport. Not a contact sport, not a team sport, not even an individual sport like tennis. But it’s a sport nonetheless, the sort like swimming or track and field, where what matters is beating your personal best. A faster time. A farther distance. At...