Posts Tagged ‘writing’
GOODHALO – Draft 1: Complete
Strike up the band, y’all. My 4th full-length book, Goodhalo, is finally done. It began back in early April of this year, immediately following the completion of The Short Bus Journal. My goal was always to get it written over the summer.
Considering summer ‘officially’ ends in less than 6 days, I’m waaaay happy that I reached my goal.
Stats:…
Catch Up
I swear I haven’t fallen off the face of the planet. I’ve just been working REALLY hard on getting my book into a 1st draft that I feel good about. I think I’m a week away from that happening. That’s not so bad.
In the last few days, I’ve had some major stuff happen in GOODHALO.
To be vague:
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Thursday 13 – Version 8.0
Once upon a time, I was a different kind of writer, not just stuff for kids and young adults. I used to write horror stories, dark comedies, and just plain stupid stories that really had no business ever being printed, let alone typed out. While most would hide their previous efforts in the trash bin or have a nice bonfire, …
Things I’m Looking Forward To…
Trying to kick out a full length novel over the course of a summer isn’t easy. Trying to do 60% of it in the last month is downright intimidating. Because August is Fast Draft Month for me and a slew of folks on the Verla Kay Blue Boards, I’ve given up a lot of stuff to make this happen.
When …
Chapter 20…And I’m Sorta Bored.
*spoiler free zone*
Yo.
Well, I’m truckin’ my way through Harry Potter 7 and I’m going to be honest: I’m sort of bored with it. I won’t give any spoilers or anything like that, but I kind of thought it started with a bang and it feels like Ms. Rowling has just sort of padded the middle with stuff that …
Rain & The Species Route
Okay, first and foremost: I can’t tell you how much it bugs me that my dumb ol’ Thursday 13 was formatted all weird. I tried and tried to fix it and make it all nice n’ pretty, but it just ain’t happening. If you know me in the least, you know how much it bothers me.
Hence, this post. I …
Things That Have Happened Recently
Little TKT in a rare moment of charity, 7.4.07I gotta prepare my latest entry in the Thursday 13 series, so I’ll hit you up with some quickies.
1. Dyed my hair. Got sick of looking like my dad, so I darkened it up. Funny thing. People would always comment on my graying hair (you look so distinguised!). So far …
Home Alone…Sort Of
Well, it’s true. I’ve got the whole house to myself for a couple of days. That’s not entirely true. My dog, Nigel, is here, too but he tends to just hang out on his own. He’ll park by a window, look out for a couple hours, hide out in his kennel, sleep, whatever.
He might be a cat. I need …
Shorty
Goodhalo Progress: 13,172 words.
I think I’ll call it a night.
On the set of: ART OF WAR. Trying to learn my lines. 6.3.07…