Hours, Days, Weeks, Months...
I haven't posted here in a week, which is rather unusual but not without just cause. The past seven days has had me housecleaning, prepping for Hurricane Irene, surviving her wrath, repairing roof leaks brought to my attention as a result, and cleaning up after her.
Oh, and then there's that writing stuff. As of last night, I'm now one chapter away from completing the first draft of By Your Side, my second paranormal mystery novel. The almighty word count hovers just over 84,000. The good news is that months ago, I jumped ahead and wrote a partial scene for the final confrontation between my heroine and her spectral nemesis. Months before that, the epilogue was finished. Yes, I tend to write out of order when inspiration steers me so. A fairly detailed outline helps, too.
I'm looking forward to finishing and putting the manuscript aside for two weeks or so while I go fishing, read that Ben Bova novel that's next on my list, and paint my dining room.
But I digress. I rarely ramble on the internet, but I'm exhausted this evening so forgive me. I do have some exciting news, I will be a writer guest at The Great Allentown Comic Con in November along with my publisher, and fellow fiction author, Steven H. Wilson. More details forthcoming.
Over the next few weeks, I have an online course to take on Windows Server 2008 as part of my 2011 goals for my FT job. Thus, my blog posts may be few and far between until mid September but I'll be sure to have something new at least once a week until then.
Enjoy what's left of summer!
Oh, and then there's that writing stuff. As of last night, I'm now one chapter away from completing the first draft of By Your Side, my second paranormal mystery novel. The almighty word count hovers just over 84,000. The good news is that months ago, I jumped ahead and wrote a partial scene for the final confrontation between my heroine and her spectral nemesis. Months before that, the epilogue was finished. Yes, I tend to write out of order when inspiration steers me so. A fairly detailed outline helps, too.
I'm looking forward to finishing and putting the manuscript aside for two weeks or so while I go fishing, read that Ben Bova novel that's next on my list, and paint my dining room.
But I digress. I rarely ramble on the internet, but I'm exhausted this evening so forgive me. I do have some exciting news, I will be a writer guest at The Great Allentown Comic Con in November along with my publisher, and fellow fiction author, Steven H. Wilson. More details forthcoming.
Over the next few weeks, I have an online course to take on Windows Server 2008 as part of my 2011 goals for my FT job. Thus, my blog posts may be few and far between until mid September but I'll be sure to have something new at least once a week until then.
Enjoy what's left of summer!
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