I’ve written 0 words so far today (don’t worry — it’s not even 8am yet!); I’m at 98,705 total for the manuscript. Tomorrow, my second semester of graduate school starts, and my “regular” schedule for student teaching begins. I’ll be at the high school five days per week (half days Read more…
626 words this morning. Better than yesterday, but fewer than what I was hoping for. Manuscript total of 68,131 words. Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. – Pablo Picasso Ah, this human life. When born into all the privileges we have in Read more…
430 words this morning, which isn’t a lot but it’s not shabby for a half-hour’s work. Manuscript total of 67,505. Yesterday, I shared with LT the High Performance Indicator test I came across as a result of the book I’m currently listening to (High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard). Because Read more…
While working on an assignment for grad school, I watched a short documentary on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Much to my surprise, I learned that the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was written in just under 100 days. That was a shocker. Three months to write one of the most Read more…
Fifty-thousand words in, and I still haven’t managed to hit the 25% mark, which means this book is due to be about 200,000 words. Where’s that grimace emoji, again?? Ah, yes, I found it. “One-hundred and twenty-thousand words,” I told myself. “Hit your 25% mark by 30,000 words,” I told Read more…
Hello, everyone! How was the first week of May for you? With my self-imposed NaNoWriMo deadlines plus graduate school heating up, mine has been as busy as a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest. I don’t have much to say other than that this week, so let’s just cut to Read more…
Well, y’all, I had a week of both self-discovery and serious self-doubt. We’ll start with the self-discovery part, and in the interest of efficiency, I’m going to copy and paste a portion of the email I sent to my writing group this past weekend: I have had a major revelation Read more…
I handed LT my iPad. “Keep this for me,” I said. “I don’t need to be around it right now.” “How long do you want me to keep it for?” LT asked. “For the rest of my spring break,” I answered (the high school where I work is on spring Read more…
A big “thank you” to all the readers out there who have helped make Princess of Dorsa a success. I was nervous about writing an epic fantasy / lesbian novel hybrid. I shouldn’t have been nervous. I should have realized that there would be other queer nerds out there who Read more…
Alright, you guys. It’s December 31, 2018, and as always, I’m determined to make next year better than this year. That includes WRITING MORE BOOKS. My last two years (2017 and 2018) have seen a lot of upheaval and turmoil. Some of it is too personal to mention in a Read more…