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I hate having to admit that I haven’t had as much time to work on my book-in-progress as I would like. The best excuse is that I picked up a little side writing job (one that actually pays weekly, albeit a minimal amount), so starting from when I get the assignment, that takes priority so […]

Cool story, bro: when I was in the first grade, I was eventually banned from participating in my class’s spelling bees because I kept winning all the time. The teacher tried to make things fair by letting me pick some of the words, but then there were complaints that the words I picked were too […]

Meet Ro. She’s a badass. That security camera never stood a chance. My good friend Boobulon knocked out this sketch when he needed something to draw the other night. I love it. I haven’t really written a character like Ro before, and I’m loving that too. Ro (aka Agent Rohalia Bernard) doesn’t care what you […]

Last night, when I was futzing around the internet instead of writing, I was reading a brief article on a website I frequent about a remake of “RoboCop”. I’d never seen the original, knew nothing about it (other than, presumably, it involved a cop who was a robot), but the website is humorous and the […]

I know it’s blasphemy to some, but I edit as I go along. In The Edge of the Sphere, I edited at the end of every “part” (there were four main parts, a brief interlude, plus a short “Part Five” with a shorter epilogue). The current project isn’t broken down that way, so I’ve decided […]

We’ve all been there: writer’s block. Back when I was working on The Edge of the Sphere, I needed some inspiration to get the creative juices flowing. I do have a deviantArt account for my crocheted dolls, so I went over there, plugged in some vague search phrases related to the setting of the scenes […]

On the spectrum of female stereotypes, I’m probably more on the “tomboy” side than the “girly” side. I’m at my most comfortable in jeans and a t-shirt, and I still get together with my (male) friends for marathon video game sessions. (However, in the interests of full disclosure, I do own a ridiculous amount of […]

The new book is coming along nicely. If you had asked me about it over the weekend, my answer would have been different. After slogging through it for a while (and abandoning it in favor of my knitting projects) on Saturday, I finally finished the second chapter and started a little of the third (and […]

Now that I’m at the mailing address I plan to use for the REST OF MY LIFE, I was finally able to order some paperbacks! I’ll eventually host a giveaway here, but I’d been curious about the Goodreads giveaway system. In addition to everything else, they provide a fancy schmancy widget to post on your […]

I generally don’t set writing goals for myself. If I say I want to write 1000 words a day (which I consider pretty good for myself and the way I write), I’ll just get more frustrated if I don’t hit that mark. Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely times when I think, “Hey, I […]

The new house is mostly unpacked, the Olympics are over [hurdle joke goes here], so I guess I need to start writing this next book! Okay, I started already. I have a chapter down. Truth be told, I am not completely enamored with it. It’s easy to get frustrated and shove the document to the […]

Phew. I am exhausted. The house is shaping up nicely, but there’s still a lot to be done. The kitchen is mostly unpacked and organized, and that is filling me with glee. I estimate I might actually feel like cooking dinner by Wednesday or Thursday! I’ll tackle the bathroom tomorrow after our trip to IKEA […]