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Catch Up Blog

I have been so bad lately about blogging. There's been lots going on. The biggest news is, the first two Project Justice books made the finals of the Rita competition! The call took me completely by surprise, as I'd forgotten what day the notifications were going out. I tried to be calm but I'm afraid [...]

Plot Generator

I just signed up for Script Frenzy, which is the screenwriter's version of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The goal is to finish a script, start to finish, in 30 days. Which really isn't that hard; every script I've written has been finished in less than a month. It's only 100-110 pages, most of it [...]

What the agents have to say

Today at the Orange County Chapter RWA, two agents spoke to us about trends, what they're looking for, and what publishers want. Jill Marsal and Kathleen Rushall of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. They spoke about how publishing has folded in on itself, so that there are fewer editors to submit a project to. Lower [...]

Senior Discounts … Benefit, or Insult?

Something awful happened to me the other day. I met my writer friends at McDonald's (no, that's not the awful part). I ordered a coffee, then sat with my friend Laura. We both commented on how tasty the coffee was and what a bargain at 65 cents! Two other friends joined us, one of them [...]

Serbia Bike Trip, Day 8

Nice breakfast at the fancy hotel, omelets, yogurt, watermelon and bread. According to our driver, Zoran, everyone here has to work more than one job. His second job is selling Italian motorscooters. The Chinese scooters are cheaper, which makes his job hard. Today we had a nice ride stopping at an archeological reconstruction of a [...]

Serbia Bike Trip, Day 7

Roosters sure do get up early. I also heard a beautiful birdsong outside the window this morning, like a canary, but I couldn't see it. We are sharing bathrooms this morning. The hot water leaves a bit to be desired. Breakfast at the guest house: scrambled eggs, french bread with honey, and the nice lady [...]

Serbia Bike Trip Day 6: A break from riding

We got off late today, but we were riding in the van as we had to travel through busy Novi Sad and some other non-bike-friendly places. But I think we were all ready for a break. Our first stop was in the picturesque town of Sremski Karlovci. We did a lightning quick walk through town, [...]

Day 5, Serbia bike trip

The trip was in August. It's now November. I need to finish this up! Breakfast was another huge feast of eggs, something that looked a lot like raw bacon, bread, tomatoes and peppers (picked fresh), cheese, very small amounts of coffee, and a weird sausage. I ate some of everything; you never know when you'll [...]

Day 4

Woke up early again and went for a walk. Watched a large hawk of some kind flying over the Danube, and lots of cute little black and white swallows (which I later learned were "house swifts." Enjoyed another of our typical, egg-and-cheese intensive breakfasts and insufficient caffeine. Then we started our journey. It was a [...]

Serbia trip, Day 3–Apatin

Woke up at 3 a.m., then 5, and finally got up around 6. Rob and I went for a walk but nothing was open. Still, very pleasant, looking at the architecture and statues. In particular, there is an impressive equestrian statue of Prince Mihailo Obrenovic', who reined in the early 1800s and is hailed as [...]