Empress of Dorsa Update: Total words today: 1,476Manuscript total: 48,338 Currently on-track to finish the second draft of Empress of Dorsa by October 31st or somewhat earlier. My high school alma mater (well, almost my alma mater — this neighboring high school was opened up in 2007, while I graduated Read more…
Lockdown progress report for June 4-5, 2020 Total words: 631 (though I will write more today)Manuscript total: 92,630 (about halfway done?) I’ve been mostly silent these past couple of weeks, out of energy to blog about the coronavirus and the George Floyd protests. Out of energy because I think I’ve Read more…
Remember those last few posts? About doing interviews in my socks? Well, I got a job. I’m officially a middle school teacher. Which is terrifying. I’ll update you. Potentially bad news for you because all that time I had to write just sprouted wings and flew out the window the Read more…
Lockdown progress report for May 29, 2020 Total words: 1,188 (not done though, just taking a break)Manuscript total: 89,919 I had my fourth interview for the same school yesterday — I did two middle school interviews and two high school interviews. I went into yesterday’s interview feeling pretty good about Read more…
Lockdown progress report for May 15, 2020. Total words: 2,050 (back in the saddle!!!)Manuscript total: 67,802 (gulp… and we haven’t even really gotten rolling yet) At last I had a job interview this week. It was for middle school, not for high school, but it was at a school that Read more…
Total words: 0 Manuscript total: 20,604 I’m supposed to go to a Zoom cocktail party with my high school colleagues (not students!) in about two hours. I’m thinking I’m gonna skip it. I’m all Zoomed out today. I was on Zoom for a staff meeting from 8am to 9am, then Read more…
Total words: 0 (it’s only 6am and I’m still on my first cup of coffee)Manuscript total: 15,160 There was a joke I came across many years ago in the form of a cartoon. In the first panel, the devil is welcoming a new arrival to hell. “Bad news is, you’re Read more…
204,471 words in the manuscript (ugh, I’m trying to make that number go DOWN at this point, not up!). Editing chapter 24 of… I think I either have 67 or 68 chapters now. Hi, how are you? I’m good, thanks. But I just had an insane effing week. No, I Read more…