Arlene Hittle

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  • Checking in

    I’d call Day 1 of “Operation Treat Writing Like a Day Job” an unqualified success. I spent about 2 1/2 hours finishing the read-through on my rough draft of “Blind Date Bride” and revised my query for “Operation Snag Mike Brad.” So even though I didn’t get many actual words written, I did accomplish quite […]

  • Lost my voice

    … Literally. I was unable to talk above a whisper yesterday. Even now, my voice is all scratchy and it hurts to talk. Being without a voice gave me pause and made me think about what it would be like to lose my writing voice: Not much fun. Some writers struggle to find their voices. […]

  • Shouting it from the rooftops!

    I only went to bed three hours ago, but when the Boyfriend called this morning on his way to work, I was too excited to go back to sleep. Why? I finished “Blind Date Bride” early this morning. It was about 5 a.m. After an early night at work (due to the blizzard, we cleared […]

  • It’s official

    I’m up to the part of the book I hate — the dreaded “black moment” where I have to break my characters up just so they can get to their Happily Ever After. I have two problems with this: I like my characters. I love that they’re together and happy. I don’t want to torture […]