After attending LTUE this last February, I was encouraged by an editor of Flash Fiction Online to actually submit some stuff to her publication. She was an entertaining speaker, she convinced me that flash fiction was fun, so I began actually writing it. Normally, I’m not a short-story person, because like Ariel I want more. … More Flash Fiction—Not a Bad Idea
Probably the most difficult Nanowrimo novel I’ve chosen for myself, Pumpkin Eater is a tale of deception where the reader is the one who is fooled. A tragic heroine. An evil husband. A sympathetic marquis. …Except it’s really a scheming girl and her lover determined to ruin a lonely, heartbroken duke and steal his land … More Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Unusually for me, I feel totally prepared for Nanowrimo and it’s only August. (End of August, but are you checking?) Thanks to a few hours of good work yesterday. …and a Writing Excuses episode that gave me an idea, and a story I started like 10 years ago that was really bad but has a … More Ready for Nanowrimo
I finished 3 Minutes Later, book 3 in my trilogy that I started November 2009. I CAN NOT EXPRESS HOW GREAT THIS FEELS except by typing in all caps which you must know I hate. My next step is to build a timeline of the trilogy (using Aeon Timeline) for consistency. Then I’ll make character … More About 3 Minutes – in only 9 years
So, the previous cover, I tried writing my own title—using a mouse to draw vectors, then fixing them. It took too long so I got bored and the letters didn’t come out thick enough and… so on. I’m sure I’ll revisit making my own fonts again, once I figure out what app I should use … More New Cover for Host of Monarchs
