In Shadows

Whew!!
Just sent the new and improved version of Castle Walls to my editing goddess, Cindy Cresap. Word count jumped 20k with all the added material. While I'd like to say I'm finished with it, I'm not. Knowing Cindy, she'll rave at the new additions, find several things that need tweakng and then ask for an […]

I planned on updating before heading to work, but Live Journal is a popular kinda place at lunchtime! LOL! Then I went to work, came home and it's tomorrow.
Anyway, before hitting the sack, I finished that scene! 591 words down; 91 words over my limit for a work day. WOO […]

Finish this scene I'm working on with the women folk discussing ways to lure certain blonde circus owners into the clutches of small brunette princesses in hiding. Minimum word count: 500 for the day since I have to leave for work at 1pm.
In less than half an hour, Anna has a reading coming to […]

Man, I love a good dialogue scene. Eats up the word count like there's no tomorrow. Well over a thousand words today and I was able to integrate previously 'remembered' phrases from Emerita and Sati. Now to get Florin's phrase into the conversation, wrap it up and give both Katerin and Ilia […]

Ninety-six pages done, I've reached the end of Castle Walls Of course, I'm not quite finished here. I've a minimum of two more scenes to add. I completely skipped over where they should be so that I could read the remainder of the manuscript without interruption. Now, to go back and write . . […]

So… today is my Sunday. Back to work tomorrow. I've gotta edit Castle Walls like a mad woman and write up a critique for Jeri's novel as promised.
Feeling very well this morning. Guess it pays to forget medication for 5 hours and almost double up before bedtime. Made for an easier […]