Monthly Archives: June 2009

Changes, changes…

Posted on June 25, 2009 by

Upon discussion with Gayle, Book 2 will not even be a point of concern until at least October, if even that. Time-wise, neither of us have the capacity to hash the entire thing piece-by-piece. Much as I would love to … Continue reading →

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Nifty!

Posted on June 21, 2009 by

Glory be, I finally have a new keyboard for my lovely machine. It was a along time coming; I owned the comp for a fair few years and it was the same keyboard. I had no issues using it, for … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Good writing tip: always let your work sit for a while before you look at it again. I started reading Book 2 (and stopped per my awesome editor) and now realize that a lot of it bears rewriting…and just like … Continue reading →

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Crisis averted

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

Note to self: upon pain of today’s experience, always back up the book files. Long story short, Word spazzed on me, crashing twice and nearly causing me to lose Book 3. The last time I backed up Book 3 was … Continue reading →

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Proof #…oh, whatever.

Posted on June 15, 2009 by

This isn’t so bad, actually, editing-wise. My main issues, what with the plot twists, have been ironed out, whew. The run-ons I’m leaving to a degree, stylistically. This may be subject to change, but the more I hem and haw … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 9, 2009 by

Proof is shipped via reg mail, which means I cannot track it. Drat. Should be here soon; I have a rather maddening urge to get this thing done and available. Of course, I’ll link everything through here. I have to … Continue reading →

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On Inspiration

Posted on June 7, 2009 by

While in conversation with a friend of mine, she asked me, “What gets you inspired?” The answer is this: Random, utterly random things. One of the beautiful things about living in New York is that there is no shortage of … Continue reading →

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Not-so-Final Proof

Posted on June 3, 2009 by

The thing about being a perfectionist and an author is… …nothing is ever “complete.” That thing I said before, no corrections needed? I eat those words. Damn, though, good thing I read over the last proof. I noticed some things … Continue reading →

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