Misty Zaugg's Blog - Posts Tagged "insight"
Can your 6-year-old dictate? Mine can. :)
Hi friends,
I thought you'd enjoy a little insight into the author life in a busy household with a bunch of homeschooled kids. . . though more and more are moving off to start their own lives now. (Which is both exciting and sad)
So I spend a chunk of my day dictating stories onto a laptop in my bathroom.
Yes - I write in front of the window in my master bathroom. Don't judge. We have a big family and there are two . . . I repeat . . . two doors that separate me from the rest of the family when I'm writing in my bathroom.
Those doors, however, are no challenge at all to the princess and youngest in the house, my 6-year-old. She makes her way in to ask me all important questions the world or to tattle on her brothers every 4 or 5 minutes some mornings, which explains my slow writing speed lately.
However, she also sits and listens to me dictate and even insisted on dictating her letter to her older sister - she'll speak and I dictate it into my computer for Dragon to transcribe.
So, it was pretty funny when my oldest son called from college to report that the princess had tried to call him on Messenger kids. But when he didn't answer, she sent him a voice message:
"Hi . . . period . . . Can you call me please . . . question mark"
LOL - She's already got correct punctuation down for dictation. Watch out, you might be getting a story from her soon!
And thanks for everyone who's been checking out our new Aftermath series and even better . . . leaving awesome reviews!!
You're the best! Searching for Allies: Book 4 will come out the end of the month.
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Misty's Writing Update:
We started the third book in our post-apoc virus series this week! It is a bit of a head-wrench to switch from the main characters we've been writing for the last 9 months in the Aftermath series. A sad goodbye to Rita and April . . . though maybe kept accidentally typing their names a few times in the virus books - lol. Tired brains!
But it's so fun to get back to our old friends who've been waiting since 2019 for us to finish their stories! Kate is the older sister new doctor character who is trapped in St. Louis as the second wave of a deadly flu explodes and the major outbreak cities are being locked down. She's fighting to get home to her younger sister.
Meanwhile, Alisa, back home in small-town Ohio, is dealing with a violent conspiracy that is as deadly as the flu.
So, lots of action, danger and most important, everyday characters who have to fight through their doubts and fears to protect the ones they love.
Right up our alley and hopefully yours.
Have a great week and happy reading!
— Misty :)
Misty Zaugg Website
I thought you'd enjoy a little insight into the author life in a busy household with a bunch of homeschooled kids. . . though more and more are moving off to start their own lives now. (Which is both exciting and sad)
So I spend a chunk of my day dictating stories onto a laptop in my bathroom.
Yes - I write in front of the window in my master bathroom. Don't judge. We have a big family and there are two . . . I repeat . . . two doors that separate me from the rest of the family when I'm writing in my bathroom.
Those doors, however, are no challenge at all to the princess and youngest in the house, my 6-year-old. She makes her way in to ask me all important questions the world or to tattle on her brothers every 4 or 5 minutes some mornings, which explains my slow writing speed lately.
However, she also sits and listens to me dictate and even insisted on dictating her letter to her older sister - she'll speak and I dictate it into my computer for Dragon to transcribe.
So, it was pretty funny when my oldest son called from college to report that the princess had tried to call him on Messenger kids. But when he didn't answer, she sent him a voice message:
"Hi . . . period . . . Can you call me please . . . question mark"
LOL - She's already got correct punctuation down for dictation. Watch out, you might be getting a story from her soon!
And thanks for everyone who's been checking out our new Aftermath series and even better . . . leaving awesome reviews!!
You're the best! Searching for Allies: Book 4 will come out the end of the month.
______________________
Misty's Writing Update:
We started the third book in our post-apoc virus series this week! It is a bit of a head-wrench to switch from the main characters we've been writing for the last 9 months in the Aftermath series. A sad goodbye to Rita and April . . . though maybe kept accidentally typing their names a few times in the virus books - lol. Tired brains!
But it's so fun to get back to our old friends who've been waiting since 2019 for us to finish their stories! Kate is the older sister new doctor character who is trapped in St. Louis as the second wave of a deadly flu explodes and the major outbreak cities are being locked down. She's fighting to get home to her younger sister.
Meanwhile, Alisa, back home in small-town Ohio, is dealing with a violent conspiracy that is as deadly as the flu.
So, lots of action, danger and most important, everyday characters who have to fight through their doubts and fears to protect the ones they love.
Right up our alley and hopefully yours.
Have a great week and happy reading!
— Misty :)
Misty Zaugg Website
Bald Eagles in Michigan? And big family trips!
Hi friends,
The summer vacation season at our house started with a bang! My sister and her family of six kids ages from 3 to 13 took the multi-day drive out to visit us for a week. The house was packed with fun and chaos: board games, park days and, of all things . . . bald eagles?!?
My brother-in-law did some browsing on the internet and found the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge just a few hours drive from us. He treated us to a boat ride with an awesome tour guide who had grown up on the river, poking into all its corners as a kid. He filled the three-hour boat tour with stories and fun details on all the wildlife there. We saw a beaver near its damn, a deer climbing out of the water, muskrats swimming, and tons of water birds including some beautiful herons.
But the highlight of the trip was the bald eagles. We took the boat down a side inlet with huge trees on either side and above us, so many bald eagles were flying and swooping into the trees. So cool!
Too bad I didn't have my zoom lens, but still gorgeous!
And this is another lesson to take more time to explore the area I live in. After close to twenty years here, I still had no idea this amazing preserve was within driving distance! :D
How about you? Have you discovered some hidden gems to visit where you live? And if this is your vacation season, I hope you're able to find something enjoyable and exciting to do with the ones you love!
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Misty's Writing Update:
We capped off my family's visit with a two-day trip to a waterpark for lots of slides, swimming and fun.
The house is now quiet again and most of us are catching up on sleep. LOL.
Do you have to recover from your vacations, too?
Next week, the outlining and designing of my new litrpg series starts, with the magic system, leveling, spells, and groups of elemental monsters high on the list for brainstorming.
Should be a blast!
I hope your June is going well and life is treating you well!
Happy reading this week!
— Misty :)
Misty Zaugg Website
P.S. Click below to follow me so you'll be notified when my new books come out:
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The summer vacation season at our house started with a bang! My sister and her family of six kids ages from 3 to 13 took the multi-day drive out to visit us for a week. The house was packed with fun and chaos: board games, park days and, of all things . . . bald eagles?!?
My brother-in-law did some browsing on the internet and found the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge just a few hours drive from us. He treated us to a boat ride with an awesome tour guide who had grown up on the river, poking into all its corners as a kid. He filled the three-hour boat tour with stories and fun details on all the wildlife there. We saw a beaver near its damn, a deer climbing out of the water, muskrats swimming, and tons of water birds including some beautiful herons.
But the highlight of the trip was the bald eagles. We took the boat down a side inlet with huge trees on either side and above us, so many bald eagles were flying and swooping into the trees. So cool!
Too bad I didn't have my zoom lens, but still gorgeous!
And this is another lesson to take more time to explore the area I live in. After close to twenty years here, I still had no idea this amazing preserve was within driving distance! :D
How about you? Have you discovered some hidden gems to visit where you live? And if this is your vacation season, I hope you're able to find something enjoyable and exciting to do with the ones you love!
______________________
Misty's Writing Update:
We capped off my family's visit with a two-day trip to a waterpark for lots of slides, swimming and fun.
The house is now quiet again and most of us are catching up on sleep. LOL.
Do you have to recover from your vacations, too?
Next week, the outlining and designing of my new litrpg series starts, with the magic system, leveling, spells, and groups of elemental monsters high on the list for brainstorming.
Should be a blast!
I hope your June is going well and life is treating you well!
Happy reading this week!
— Misty :)
Misty Zaugg Website
P.S. Click below to follow me so you'll be notified when my new books come out:
Follow Misty on GoodReads
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