In Britain, where I did my graduate work, your PhD. thesis culminates in something called your “Defense.” Â There’s one person picked from your own university (called an Internal Examiner) and one person picked from outside of your university (called an…
Category: Writing Process
On Word Counts and Dropping F-Bombs
So last night we had a cocktail party with a few old friends and some of my new friends at McIntosh & Otis and Orbit. Â It was insanely fun. Â My old friends were incredible and it was so good…
Un Pocito de Nada
This is sort of a Status Update. So I’m about halfway done with my outline, and I’ve done lots of brainstorming over the weekend. Â I discovered with my second book that I had to outline less pedantically than I did…
Finally. Le troisième libre.
So right now I’m in my robe, sitting on my ball, drinking my morning coffee and smoothie. Â I am a creature of habit. But today I get to re-embark upon my favorite new habit of starting a new book. Â I’ve…
The (purely symbolic) Awakening
So it’s March 1, which means I’ve officially started Tempest’s Legacy, the third book in the Jane True series. I say, “officially,” because I don’t have time at the moment to do more than start a folder, called Tempest’s Legacy,…
Size Does Matter . . .
. . . when it comes to printers! Â I had a very small printer. Â Now I have a very LARGE printer: I am impressed with its performance. Â It spat out my entire manuscript (double sided!) while I was taking my…
On Commitment Issues and Revisions. . .
So, those that know me are probably aware that I have commitment issues. Â I like being footloose and fancy free. Â I can always (I hope) be relied on as a friend, but things that tie me down make me all…