Yesterday, I wondered what a hard rain sounded like. This morning, I got my answer. It sounds like running water. And construction. It fogs up the window. The lightning (even when the storm feels right on top of us) does not shake the house, but it does rattle our sense of safety. (At 3…
Cover love
Is there anything more exciting than posting the cover of your next novel? No. There is not.
Scrivener and me, part three
Let me start by saying: I am not blaming Scrivener. Not too long ago, I uploaded my half written WIP into Scrivener. I divided it into chapters. I was immediately excited about my new toy. I now have an almost completed story board, and I’m very happy to report: I know where this book is…
Thinking out loud….
The path to publication is never a straight line….never that so beautiful Freitag plot line. It is a journey filled with peaks and valleys….successes and failure. Today was one of those “moving forward by taking it back” writing days. In other words: I deleted. A LOT. I made space. I got rid of what…
Four children, one story (redux)
When my children were young, my mom wrote a short seder in rhyme. We wanted them to hear the whole story! This is how it begins: In the Torah it says you shall keep the feast Of unleavened bread—that’s bread without yeast. And during this feast we’re obliged to tell The Exodus story til we…
Baby Steps: Scrivener and me
So far today, I have done two things for two WIP’s on Scrivener. For the WIP that I am drafting: After reading the chapters I have already written, I incorporated some new notes based on my critique. (YAY! Seeing the chapters as separate entities is sort of satisfying and easy to manage.) I also left…
Scrivener and me
Up until yesterday, I was determined to stick with my notecards. I had become Bartleby the Scrivener with regards to Scrivener. And I didn’t see what the big deal was Until this weekend. This weekend, at The Novel Writing Retreat at VCFA, nearly half the writers in the room raised their hands when Lauren Myracle…
The Novel Writing Retreat at VCFA is almost here!
I love organizing this retreat. Mostly, because I love going to it. Why? I always learn something about the craft. Everyone who speaks at this retreat adds something to my understanding. Being back at VCFA puts me in a magic place. I always leave with ideas. Some people don’t believe me when I tell them…
Why I love living near a university
They’re watching you……
The power of pressing DELETE
Pressing delete opens up opportunities to see more.