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Friday Snippet
Julia? It’s Nana.
Oh, hey, Nana. I wasn’t expecting to hear from you.
I know, dear. I was just calling to see how things are with you. I haven’t heard from you in a while.
Sorry, Nana. Things have been pretty busy at work, with the grant proposals due. Plus, we’re talking about next year’s projects.
I’m sure you’ve got your hands ( Read more... ) -
Friday Snippet
It's late, I know. No excuse, really, since I was off from work yesterday. Unless, getting lost in the world of Zelda counts as a good excuse...
I'll get it up as soon as possible. -
Last Friday's Snippet
Julia Marie Manning is a woman who is successful in her career-and pretty much nothing else. She is a demonbane-born and bred to hunt down demons who prey on mankind. It’s her destiny, and she resents that. It’s passed down in the family, but unlike most of her family line before her, she was never trained to do what she does. Instead, she’ ( Read more... ) -
Changes to Mirror Mirror
I hit a wall. Not writer's block or anything like that. An actual wall that make me step back and say, "crap."
This wall is called characterization and I realized that Jules was lacking it. So I've been doing some exercises to give her more character and I've learned some surprising things about Jules. I asked her some questions, and she gave me ( Read more... ) -
Notable Things
1. I'M DONE. I finished my Christmas shopping on Monday. Everything is wrapped and under the tree. Now, I just need to get all my baking stuff so I can bake cookies and make monkey balls.
2. I FINISHED the Purpose Driven Life. It took me about 50 days instead of the prescribed 40, but I finished it Monday night. I learned a lot from it, and ( Read more... ) -
Sorry, sorry, sorry.
I've done very little writing in the past two weeks, due mostly to working overtime at work. The time that I have at home, has been spent doing things that must be done (except, apparently, dishes), and vegetating. I need time AND motivation to write, and lately, it's only one or the other ( Read more... ) -
Friday Snippet....
...will be late, obviously. I've been far too busy. My apologies, I'll get it up as soon as I can. -
Friday Snippet: Better Late Than Never
“You said you were going to call,” Juliann said when she opened the door to find Detective Aaron Ritter on the other side.
“I changed my mind after I saw the body. Can I come in?”
“If I say no, are you going to get a warrant?”
“If I have to,” he said, giving her one of his disarming grins.
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Must Sleep, the Geckos Will Eat Me
Writing is going well, though at my current rate, I'll reach 50,000 words in about...oh, 5 months. LOL But my story is progressing nicely. I even finished a scene that I was having trouble with. I just finished Act One tonight (no, it's not a play, but I've organized my story into the classical 3-act structure), and I feel mostly good about it ( Read more... )