Countdown to TRICKED! |
I don't know the exact date of release, but my book is in the presses now. I've never done one with illustrations before, so I'm a little anxious about the layout coming out right. I can't wait to see...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:50:00 GMT |
Today in Literary History |
Today in 1936, the novel "Gone With the Wind" was published. Author Margaret Mitchell penned it after she was laid up with an ankle injury that forced her to quit her job at the Atlanta Journal newspa...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 06:39:00 GMT |
Gone With the Wind |
One of my New Years Resolutions was to read more "classics" in '09. I have kept my promise to myself, with "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "The Picture of Dorian Gray," and "Gone With the Wind." The latter bowle...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 18:26:00 GMT |
Monday... Listen to the Radio! |
Monday morning, listen to Froggy 97 to hear me and my co-host interview Sue from CASA (Count Appointed Special Assistants) regarding a couple of fundraisers. One is "Pasta for CASA," and the other is ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:42:00 GMT |
Reading |
I've done lots of reading on the topic of writing over the last month. Some of the books I read were: The First Five Pages, If You Want to Write and one of those "Complete Idiot's" guide to writing ch...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:23:00 GMT |
Did it! |
I have succeeded in paring down "Mrs. R's Class" from 3,144 words to 1,986! It was not easy! But little by little, I cut out a"very" here and a "that" there. I removed entire sentences... OUCH! I rewo...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:24:00 GMT |
It's Like Pulling Teeth! |
So, I'm trying to pare down this short story I want to enter in a contest, from 3,144 words, to the required max of 2000.ARRRRRRRRRGGGHHH!!!!!Just slightly frustrated, folks.
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:34:00 GMT |
Progress |
I am still going strong with my latest piece of work, "The Hungry Monster." Characters I never planned on are hopping out of nowhere and introducing themselves as the story evolves. COOL! I love when ...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:13:00 GMT |
Reading and Writing |
So far this year I have read two books: Stephen King's collection of short stories, "Just After Sunset," and a true story called "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat That Touched the World." Not bad for...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:27:00 GMT |
Home |
I am on a writing frenzy, after a little over a week in the hospital. No internet or laptops allowed, no cell phones, no radio to connect me with news of the outside world. What a relief to get back t...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:48:00 GMT |
