Category: Stories

  • Making progress

    Even though I had to work at the “day job” (which is really an afternoon/evening job),  this has been a productive weekend. Today, I wrote more than 2,000 words on Meg and Matt’s story. Yesterday, I went to plot group and had fun chatting about Meg, Matt, Brad, Erin, and Kari and Damien. There were […]

  • What to do?

    What to do, what to do? I’m at a bit of a loss again. After writing more than 1,000 words on Meg and Matt’s story yesterday, I’ve hit a block. If I take a page of advice from the “write quickly and often” book, I’ll sit down and make myself write something — anything. But […]

  • Need for speed?

    I didn’t get much writing done this weekend, opting instead to spend a romantic weekend with the Boyfriend. I did, however, get the chance to do a little reading. The February issue of RWR contained an intriguing article titled “Speed as an Antidote to Writer’s Block.” The gist is that writing quickly — and regularly — […]

  • Discouraging day

    Based on the contest feedback I got on “Operation Snag Mike Brad” today, there’s no way in hell it’s going to final in the Golden Heart. Guess that means I don’t have to worry about coming up with $425 to pay for Nationals, eh? I got scores back from a contest I entered right before […]