In the Crimean War a great few stood against a great many as an undermanned division of Highlanders stood against the Turks, the Tartars and the Cossacks in a long thin red line. Some historians believe that it was only the fear that this red line was nothing more than a diversionary tactic by the British Highlanders that prevented the enemy from ( Read more... )

There is a point in any puzzle at which the pieces start falling together. This is a wonderful and scary part of the novel-writing process. When you see the pieces falling together, when you decide where each chapter should fall, when the process begins to gel and you realize that this is it - you are writing this damn novel ( Read more... )

It's Sunday and I'll be working a short shift this afternoon from one to six. I really hope this job works out for me. I came home Thursday night, grinning because I enjoyed the work so very much ( Read more... )

I'm titling this entry "Digging Deeper" because that's just what my protagonist is doing right now - digging deeper ( Read more... )

It has taken me a while to re-find my strength following my bout with pneumonia/plague/bronchitis or what ever the heck it was that laid me out so flat.

Still, today I sat down and outlined the entire novel, with each chapter in its proper spot. The word count will continue to closure point and I will call it a day.

Here is today's tally.



20500 ( Read more... )

All right, so I blurbed this one before, but I just recieved my contributor copies of INHUMAN #4 and all I have to say is WOW ( Read more... )

20000 / 25000 words. 80% done!

I've come down with a monster cold this weekend, which sucks ( Read more... )

My first day of training at Statistics Canada was fairly smooth, in spite of the fact that I got my signals crossed and wound up showing up for training two and a half hours too early ( Read more... )

My last night at Converygys was fairly easy. It moved slowly, in a very fast kind of way. I left a half hour early to avoid waiting an hour for the bus. The team leader stopped by my desk and we chatted in a fine friendly style. Parting was amicable ( Read more... )