Just popping in to say that I'm 10,151 words into the new novel, and it's going really well (knock on wood). I've got a good plan for the story, the characters are fun, and the first draft is just bad enough that I don't have to worry that things are going too well ( Read more... )

Dunno why I've suddenly started posting here more than once a month...possibly it's the copious amount of free time I have (ha!) or the fact that I'm suffering from anxiety-induced insomnia (thanks research insecurities ( Read more... )

So, I've been compiling a list of things to read/look at/etc. for my research, and I've run into a serious problem--a lot of the short stories and authors that I want to check out have unavailable backlists ( Read more... )

In February, 10,000 novels were submitted to Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Competition ( Read more... )

All right, end of semester check in. What have I gotten accomplished these last three months ( Read more... )

I've decided to give another shot to the nano journal idea, even though I'm a terrible blogger. Maybe I'll put up excerpts and whatnot of this year's nano. Maybe I won't. We'll just have to see ( Read more... )

It is coming ( Read more... )

So, my little brother made Chorale and Madrigals as a freshman.

He is made of awesome.

I might drop down dead from the strain ( Read more... )

Thursday I auditioned for my favorite part in my favorite play by my favorite author.

Today, I attended the callback.

As of ten minutes ago, I am Mrs Cheveley in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband.

JFKL:EJAL:FJEKL:JDFKL:AJEKL:D.

I AM SO HAPPY.