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My Path, Your Path

Have you ever wondered why you were put on this earth; why you are alive?Have you ever felt lost, and floundering, and so utterly empty?Have you ever felt that life could be so much better - that you were meant for more than what you are doing at this moment?That was me, for all my life up until a couple of years ago. I didn't know what to do with myself. I didn't know who I was or why I even

Milo on Toast?

You know it's time to unwind when you are thinking of Vegemite on toast, and instead, you say Milo on toast.... in your own head.Yep, editing has made me insane.I'm thinking that I need to step away from it for a while. I've done a good job all week - the entire manuscript has been broken into roughly 34 longish chapters, with the rewrite of the ending contributing to probably two more chapters.

Running Late

I was running late this morning when I woke up.I was running late this morning when I walked into work.I was running late this morning when I started this blog post.Sorry about that.The cats were fighting on my bed at 5:30 this morning and so I slept in after it was all settled. Normally, Persephone bugs the hell out of me to feed her 'round about 7:00. She probably decided that I needed the

Unusually Productive

Yesterday was great. I worked well. I managed to get through 152 pages to create ten chapters. I wrote an entire new chapter, which rounded the story off a little better. In fact, I was so involved yesterday, that I forgot what time it was an stayed late at work. Oops.Granted it wasn't very late, because someone walked past and said, "What are you still doing here."I'm hoping for more of the

What, Already?

It just occurred to me yesterday afternoon that exactly fourteen days ago, this blog turned one year old.Oh my goodness!It all started when I finished The Great Man series. I had written four books in under a year (with intermittent fits of writing for two or three years prior... when I ought to have been studying, of course) and I started this blog. How fitting that two more novels, ten short

Die OC Transpo

The title might sound a tad dramatic, but I am very, very ,very angry with the local transit system at the moment.Jerks.I won't bore you with why I'm so furious. Just that a bus didn't stop when I flagged it down - caught another one to try and catch it - didn't catch it - had to wait for alternate bus - was ten minutes late for work, wet and cold.I should have just walked. Jerks.Aaaaand, I'm

Friday and Nothing to Say

The title rhymed. Did you notice? Of course you did.Well, I was supposed to start on The Lord of Horses yesterday, which was a delay from starting the day before. Instead I struggled, all day, with writing a synopsis for The Third Prince.I dislike editing.I despise synopsis writing more.Practice, however, makes perfect, so I'll keep at it until I write a synopsis I like... if that ever happens

Getting Pretty Excited

Good morning readers!Yesterday, I was supposed to start tackling Book 2 of The Great Man series. Lord of Horses, however, just had to wait. The scanned images of my illustrations arrived in my inbox yesterday morning, and so I spent a great deal of time inserting them into The Dying God & Other Stories. I have to say, I am pleased with the result, although, I noticed (far too late) an

A Bunch of Stuff

Stuff is, of course, the technical term.Ugh... stomach growling. Hang on a tick, I'll get breakfast and be right back....Aaaaand, I'm back. Mmm.... Vegemite on toast and Milo in my coffee. I could almost be home.1. Author Q&A. For those of you who have downloaded (or perchance bought) Unlocked and loved the stories, you have a chance to speak with the authors directly on Goodreads.com. You

No Rest For the Wicked

As I wait upon my two last Beta Readers to return their comments about The Dying God to me, I went through and I fixed up book one of The Seraphimé Saga. That achieved, and still waiting on those Beta Readers, I went on and revisited The Great Man series.Can I just say... wow. I'm a tool. I should have just left it well enough alone. Now, it turns out, I have two more books in the series to