So much happened last week, some I can share, some I can’t. The first thing is that both my Acer notebooks stopped working. Luckily and thanks to Microsoft, I got one back. Well mostly, I am able to keep up with my writing. It’s kinda nice to have a computer when I’m working on three…
The other day a family member suggested my compulsion to write is an addiction. I disagreed, because to me an addiction is a negative thing. My writing gives me something that makes my life worth living. If an addiction can be a positive force, then I am addicted to writing, because it is something I…
I wrapped up NaNoWriMo 2016 with just over an hour to spare. I’m happy with what I have to work with now. I believe it’s a good story for book 4 in my Naldo series. I ended with at least two extra friends. They will be the protagonists for book 5 in the series. One…
I did it. Final word count for Oh What Fools We Be: 50,359
Even though The Surrey International Writers’ Conference 2013 is not quite over yet, it’s time to plunge into another endeavor. NaNoWri 2013 starts this Thursday at midnight. I have the charachters. I have the story. I don’t have the title yet, but that will come. Zoe will have her day. What I mean about Surrey being…
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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I made it to Surrey, wohoo! It was an experience. The folks here are awesome. I took the mass transit to get to my hotel. Wow, over an hour. I just asked questions. This afternoon I have a master class with Robert Dugoni. A master class is a 3 hour class to learn something, that…
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