The first week of NaNoWriMo is over. My word count is far too low. So far only 2219 words. I should be at 16,000 words by now. I hope to write more at the three hour write-in at Rogue Coffee Roasters tomorrow. Hopefully I can get caught up. That’s a lot of words, but I can do it! …
Final day, this is good and sad. The day started out more relaxed than the others. I slept in until 6:00am. The other days I got up closer to 5:00. I had hoped to stay for the closing ceremony, but got too nervous that I might miss my plane. So I headed to the airport. It takes…
I thought the previous days were incredible. Then this day happened. Great keynote at opening, then on to a pitch of my book to Linda Epstein. She was so nice. I was so nervous. She got me talking about my book and my characters. Then… Oh My Gosh!!! She is only making requests for full manuscripts….
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Working on my pitch. Last night at the master class, Robert Dugoni gave an explanation of what a pitch should be. I have something to work on, but will stick with what I have for today. This morning I have my pitch. I am so nervous. Worried that I will succeed, scared to death that…
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As if in response to the fear that raced through Marie’s body, branches pounded against the car. One smashed against the back window. The glass shattered leaving a web that reminded her of the spiders Sam had warned of. Just one more thing she used to fear. “Get down.” Sam called out just as a…
Even though there was no use arguing, Sam tried to convince Marie, as Mark drove them back. I’m finding that this story is taking on a life of it’s own. Remember the b series is what I have built fromt the original story. Hope you enjoy. Thx, Jodi
When they finished drinking the coffee, she could put it off no longer. Marie grabbed her coat, finally agreeing to go with Sam. What could it hurt? It wasn’t as if she would change her mind. If somehow they could bring Bill back, maybe. That wasn’t going to happen. The meeting was in the middle…
Marie woke slowly to the smell of coffee brewing. What a terrible nightmare. She lay there in the soft warmth, protected from the cold around her. She fought to overcome the terror that still had her heart pounding. “Bill?” She reached for the comfort he would give her. His side of the bed was…
I have another story to work with and post here. The latest story I entered in a contest is mine to do with as I will. What I will do is edit and build on it for your reading pleasure (at least I hope you enjoy reading it). The first posting for this is next…
February 17, 2013 Now to work on the antagonist of the story. All I know at this point is that his name is Connell Kreios. His is the captain of a rusty old space ship. It’s not really a pirate ship, but intentions of captain and crew are not honorable. Connell has wasted his time…
January 28, 2013: I need to write something for my website. So what do I do? First I need to make a new friend. With each new character in my stories, I need to get to know them first. Lately I have been thinking about someone like Typhoid Mary. In the next few weeks I…
Here I am back home from my third time at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. Each time I attend it, it just seems to get better. This year I started with an afternoon master class on Thursday, October 17th. The master class was “A Thematic Approach to Science Fiction”. Presented by bestselling Science Fiction author Robert…
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The first writers’ conference I attended was the Maui Writers’ Conference in 2005. You’re probably thinking that that is a really rough place to go for a writers’ conference. You’d be right. It was wonderful on so many levels. The thing you need to keep in mind is to enjoy what ever location you choose…
I woke up this morning with the feeling that I need to give up on the dream of getting my book published. I have no idea if it is something anyone could even wade half way through. Maybe the rejections I’ve received from agents are right. Maybe some former members of my writers’ group are right….
I have been pretty sloppy about posting to my website. The only excuse I can give you is that I truly have been working on multiple parts of my book. Each week I take ten pages to my critique group. Besides that I go through these pages. I am on chapter six at this point….
I have an extra long weekend for Labor Day. Guess I needed it, because I slept over nine hours last night. This puts me in better shape to work on the edit of my book. I have the last twelve pages of Chapter One to take to my writers’ group today. It still needs to…
The week started with my critique group. I took the first ten pages of Chapter One. It was a necessary decision to get the beginning in better shape. With less than two months until The Surrey International Writers Conference, I need to have more confidence in the first chapter of my book. In case you…
If anyone out there in cyberspace is paying attention, you know I haven’t posted much lately. Why you might ask. The main reason is that it is getting close to the next writers conference that I plan on attending. Surrey International Writers Conference takes place mid-October. I still have much work to do on my book. This…
From Bean Counter to Author, what does this mean? For me it means fitting a sometimes hectic life into making sure that I work toward publishing. I know that I am getting a late start striving to break into the world of writing, but it is the right time. Do I wish I’d started working this…
Today there are threats of thunderstorms. If only they would wait until tomorrow. This evening is Concerts in the Park. It’s Country music time. Unfortunately, Concerts in the Park was canceled. This gave me time to work on two chapters of my book. I made good progress. Today I should be able to move on to…
It’s been a busy week. First I must tell you about the most exciting part of it. Thanks to my boss I was able to take the time to take my nephew to the airport on Friday. He is in New York City at a convention for acting and modeling. We, all of his family,…
Lat week I posted the final installment for ‘The Son Shines Brighter’. Thought this week I’d work on one of the testimonial’s I promised to a friend, but haven’t started it yet. A couple of days ago, a tweet by KC Dyer reminded me how close it is to 2012 Surrey International Writers Conference, three…
Noon today is the opening to register for the Surrey International Writers Conference in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, www.siwc.ca. Registration for the full conference includes a choice for a pitch and a blue pencil. The pitch, as aspiring authors know, is heart wrenching. This is a chance to sit in front of and talk to…
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If you are following this story, I wanted to let you know there would be a day delay for the weekly posting. It’s been a busy week with early morning meetings each day. The regular installment will be up by tomorrow. If you have been reading this or any of my posts, let me know….
The San Francisco Writers Conference offers many intriguing workshops and opportunities to talk with agents. Add to that the incredible city and all its diverse offerings, how can a writer go wrong? This year even the weather cooperated. Well sort of. At times I was drawn toward the front door and escape into the bright…
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