Merry Christmas to all and happy holidays if that don't do ya fine. I've got a present for everybody who actually pays attention to these posts: another sneak-peek at Book 2. Without further ado, let's get to it. Remember, these previews are unedited--so give me a little leeway, okay? Okay. There was a tree-line with some … Continue reading Closer Than Family Preview

"I got me a PLAN!" Closer Than Family has been taking longer to write than Tamed Hearts did (although I feel a lot better about this title than I did about Tamed Hearts' original title), partly due to a pause where I spent a while getting Tamed Hearts ready to actually go out the door. As some of you know, … Continue reading In the Immortal Words of Kevin Bacon…

Well, I'm still plugging away at Closer Than Family, and I'm sure I'm nowhere near the 30,000-ish words I should have added by now. But the manuscript is around 60,000 words total, and I probably will have it finished by the end of the year. Then comes the editing. If I'm lucky, the editor I worked … Continue reading NaNoWriMo, Complications, and Revenge

While I haven't added a ton of new content to Closer Than Family (which has put me behind in NaNoWriMo word count), I have been making progress. Part of what I need to do is reconsider some of the material that's already been written and how well it serves the narrative for this stretch of time, which … Continue reading NaNoWriMo, General Thoughts

Hope you guys like hearing about my NaNoWriMo word count, because I'm probably going to keep you updated until I hit 50,000 words or I have a finished first draft. Or I get tired of talking about it. With a little perseverance, I'm 2,800 words in already, all of which comprise a Cassie chapter where … Continue reading Off and Running!