Dawn Blair's Blog, page 19

Ramp-up started

And away we go! The restart (or in my case, ramp-up) challenge is underway. Today was a good day. I had a splendid day of writing. I hit the zone and got words done. I decided to even do a little extra. I probably shouldn’t have pushed it. Oh well. I had to make a … Continue reading Ramp-up started

Another novella done

I’m done with my story. Woot! Now, I can talk about it. It’s a short novella/long short story – yes, it’s an awkward length – and it’s told from Cirvel’s point of view and is about him taking over the Necroathelings (think undead magic users) from the country of Plenelia. The story gets dark at … Continue reading Another novella done

Learning to stretch

I have completely freaked the critical voice out. It is nagging hard. I had wanted to use this weekend to ramp things up and wrangle a couple things around. I’ve gotten some done, but not all, partially because I decided to go spend time with family. But, boy, is the critical voice using that as … Continue reading Learning to stretch

Writing, words, and standing

It was so nice to be able to stand up and write today. But, I also did a lot of writing sitting down. And now, here I am, sitting down at another computer — and one that I have at a desk which I could raise up so I could stand. Sigh. Okay, I’m going … Continue reading Writing, words, and standing

Writing office no more

It’s spring! How can I tell? I worked at cleaning up my writing space today. (grin) It seems like that’s an annual thing. But, there was actually a little more to it. I was listening to my writing mentors this morning and one of them said to never call your writing space as your “office” … Continue reading Writing office no more

Chains of life

Chains of life abound. Toiling, toiling, Bitter and bound. Seeming no options, One doesn’t know the world round. Bird flightless. Chains of life abound. Something we all know… Money led to this mess.

Coming to blows?

The short story I’m working on is ending up to be a novella I suspect. That’s fun. I can’t wait to talk more about it. But because I can’t resist dropping a hint: this is a Cirvel story and is another story in my Sacred Knight world. Delicious fun. There’s been a bunch of stories … Continue reading Coming to blows?

Restart challenge

It was so nice outside today that I got to sit out on the lawn while I did some writing. It’ll be nice for another day or two, and then the temperature dips again. For better or worse, I’ve entered a restart challenge starting in April in order to get my word count up. It … Continue reading Restart challenge

Books in (again)

I got my new shipment of books today. Since the last batch didn’t turn out so well, it was the perfect opportunity to experiment a bit. I’ve made further changes to this book since I ordered these copies, but I’ll wait until the next shipment. Yes, I’ve made a few decisions about my publishing house … Continue reading Books in (again)

Urge to write

I want to go write. I need to go write. I ran back to Twin today to do some more shopping and pick up a book I’d put on hold late Friday night. Then I came home and got to work. Afterwards, I made a good red lentil curry and I’m so glad that it … Continue reading Urge to write