Oh, the Pain and Suffering!

Okay, maybe the title’s a little melodramatic. Then again, maybe not. I’m in the midst of the second draft of GENESIS. Uh, yeah, the novella that’s supposed to be out in a few months. And I really need to get it to crit-partners ASAP if I’m...

Pretty Good, Really Good or Great?

I’ve been reading a lot of “meh” books lately. In fact, I’m starting to wonder if it’s really the books or if I’ve just been in one of those moods. You know, kind of like those times when we don’t feel pretty (I say pretty...

Let the Revising Begin…Any Time Now

After a few days of no writing or revising – not even a peek into a file – today was the day to start revising Book 3. I’ve been excited to get back to Alexis and Tristan’s world after six weeks in the world of the novella and I made allowed...

Novella Done! And Now for My Next Trick…

Finally! The novella is done!It took a lot longer to finish this novella than expected. I mean, it’s barely 60,000 words. It took me longer to write it than it did to write the 124,000 +/- words of the first draft of Promise & Purpose. But it’s done....

Perfectionism or Procrastination?

So, the other day I was complaining about never being done, even when you think you are. Typos pop up out of nowhere. Words lose their italics or get italicized when they’re not supposed to be. Someone bends over at the “waste”…um, yeah, that...