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...

Go forth and write

by | Dec 22, 2012 | Chatter, Writing

Just over 1,300 words today on the work in progress — about average for me, though there have been crazy days when the characters won’t stop chattering and the day’s writing output has tripled. (So, too, are there days when more thinking than writing...

Cause for exuberance (and anxiety)

by | Dec 8, 2012 | Chatter

Just sent a revised manuscript off to my editor. Now comes the dreadful waiting to see how bloodied it will be when it comes back to me. And that means it’s the perfect time to distract myself with another writing project. MQB

Twitter. ‘Cause all the kids are doing it.

by | Nov 28, 2012 | Chatter

If you look around, you’ll see I’ve added a Twitter button. I’ll be tweeting about whatever comes to mind — mostly the day’s writing, I suspect, but don’t hold me to that — as soon as I come up with the perfectly profound,...

Welcome

by | Jun 9, 2012 | Chatter

I’m a quiet sort, so I’ll let my writing speak for me. Get to know protagonists from two of my writing projects: Read: Alice Read: Susan MQB