Month: March 2010

  • Leprechauns, yetis, and puppies, oh my!

    I’m… surviving. The past few days I’ve had almost no free time until dinner, and by then all I wanted to do was eat and then sleep. (Or at least veg out.) For the record, I’ve STILL met my word quotas every day. Despite really really really wanting to skip them and go to bed…

  • Where the "magic" happens

    Last week Rebecca over at Diary of a Virgin Novelist did a great little giveaway whose entry requirements were to take a picture of the place where you write/blog and email it to her. I didn’t get my pictures in before the deadline, but I still thought it was a fun idea. So here’s where…

  • Hair grows back and fiction isn’t real, so take some chances!

    Motivated by a combination of fear and stubbornness, I’ve had pretty much the same haircut for a decade now. Sometimes long, sometimes short, my hair is always cut straight across. No bangs, no layers, no nothing. I figure you can’t go wrong with simple, right? Mmm, maybe. But always playing it safe is boring. That’s…

  • The sun will come out tomorrow today

    The weather here has been pretty awesome lately. A balmy 50-60 degrees and mostly sun. (Hmm, a complete disconnect from my current header image… Oops. Oh well.) Riley’s been having a blast walking around the neighborhood again, and playing with the new puppy next door. They are painfully adorable together. I’ll work on getting pictures.…

  • Why Sandra Bullock gives me hope

    WIP update: 10,500 words! I’ve crossed a threshold! I’m really doing this! I can totally write this book! Granted, I might have gotten a little farther if it weren’t for the Oscars last night… but whatever. What I’ve noticed is that 500 words (my Mon-Thurs quota) has become easy for me. 1000 words (my Fri-Sun…