Last night the phone rang. “Oh, pardon me,” I said to Husband. “That’s my call from a Famous Writer. I have to take it.” When you participate in A.C. Crispin’s Dragon*Con workshop, she calls you. Personally. On the phone. I admit I’m not an avid reader of hers, but she’s a veteran writer and knows [...]
Posts Tagged ‘writing a novel’
30 Apr
New Story
So I finished the first draft of the first book I ever writ. I tried to edit it but discovered…wow, I hate editing my own story. I think of that story as my trial run as a novelist. I started another book a couple of weeks ago and I actually am really in love with [...]
10 Feb
STOP THE EFFING PRESSES
Today, at 2:20 pm, EST, I completed the first draft of my first book ever. Ever. I think we all need to do a little dance and drink some wine.
23 Nov
NaBloPoMo #22ish Interlude
49 pages and nearly 19,000 words of a novel. I’ve hit what a runner might call a wall. My inner editor is lighting into me and I’m suddenly taken with serious doubts. What do you do when you feel unsure?
28 May
100 words: Writing a novel
The podcast I love, Mur Lafferty’s I Should Be Writing, talks a lot about just getting the work done. I love the interview with Neil Gaiman, one of my faves, when Mur says something like, “A lot of writers say they just can’t find the time to write.” And the ineffable Gaiman verbally shrugs when [...]
18 May
100 words: Starting the work
Finally got Butt in Chair (BIC) today and got 2,398 words written in a story that I hope will eventually be a novel. When writers talk about their challenges, I know BIC is mine. I am resistant to carving the time out of the solid rock of my life. Today, I’m feeling good about the work I did and [...]
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