It's been a long long time since I've posted and so much has changed in my life. I feel somewhat settled into the new routine, the new place, the job. . .it's not perfect, of course, because I don't have Orion with me 100% of the time. It's like having part of my soul ripped out, of course ( Read more... )

Okay, second draft of the novel finished with the blending of last chapter and epilogue all figured out. It seems to be okay, from what I could tell. I have a writer friend (and QUITE the writer! dear God!) offer to be a first reader. I will soon take her up on that, and I suppose I should contact that agent and touch base with him ( Read more... )

I think I've figured out a way how to blend an almost throw-away chapter and my epilogue. I almost finished it this morning. We'll see if it holds up ( Read more... )

Still having trouble blending the last chapter and epilogue together. A lot of staring at the text this morning with no progress. Didn't sleep well last night, either. Troubled. Bothered. Worried. Annoyed. All of that. Plus a stinging little sunburn on my back because I got too much of it yesterday. Trying to fit all of summer onto my back ( Read more... )

It's been a long while since I've posted. I haven't been writing for various reasons, but this morning I was able to get up before Orion did and got some editing done. I'm on the very last chapter and my little epilogue. I've ditched my earlier last chapter and want to try to work a little scene from it into the epilogue, but I'm finding it not ( Read more... )

Only a fraction of time this morning to work. I've GOT to get back on schedule, here! There is just so much stuff going on that makes it so difficult to resume my normal routine ( Read more... )

Finished editing Ch. 72 this morning. Just a few pages from the end! Not that I'm celebrating, because I have much more work to do since I managed to ADD to this novel, rather than cut ( Read more... )

I've failed to get back on track in my waking up at 5:30, or earlier, to get my writing done. Somehow, my body has reverted back to my night-owl tendencies, and I can't get to sleep at night. Or I awaken at 2:00 a.m. and can't get back to sleep! When the alarm sounds at 5:30, I ignore it. I've been sick too much this year to forsake sleep as I ( Read more... )

Working on chapter 71 this morning and closing in on the end. I kill a number of major characters here. At this point, one is down. Two to go. While writing the first draft, I didn't plan on killing character #2. But while in the scene, it felt so right, so I had to do it. I cried, too. Probably will again. This particular character ( Read more... )

After a nice night of chocolate, talking, dancing, and photo-ops on the jet ski with fellow LJ'ers, I promised myself to get back to posting here. My life has become a bit dizzied up by some tough elements, including being sick and not getting enough sleep. It's kept me away from writing, so I promise to get back on track ( Read more... )