The past couple of weeks have been good ones for me. My mom was in town the night before Thanksgiving, so she took me to see Wicked, and it did not disappoint. I honestly can't imagine a better adaptation of this musical. Cynthia Erivo does a great job as Elphaba, and Ariana Grande sounds nearly … Continue reading Odds & Ends 11/25-12/8

The past couple of weeks haven't brought as much writing time as I might have liked, but I have made progress on my query letter, which is something I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to say! I've also discovered, through my new writing group, how helpful reading my work aloud is. It definitely helps … Continue reading Odds & Ends 10/28-11/10

I've been running around quite a bit the last few weeks. My niece started soccer, so every Saturday I get to watch her play (three-year-old soccer teams are pretty entertaining, if not super competitive). I also joined a new writing group at the local library, which has renewed my excitement in my work and is … Continue reading Odds & Ends 9/30-10/13

Well, the month of August came and went, and now we're already halfway through September! I ended up taking an unintended but necessary hiatus from blogging last month. I only had the mental energy to juggle so much, and the blog ended up being what I set down. I did get in a little more … Continue reading Odds & Ends 7/22-9/15

The past couple of weeks have been all about moving! My old apartment is about to be renovated, so my building transferred my lease to an already updated unit, and I am enjoying it. It's fresh, with finishes that are more my taste than before, and there's just something nice about a new start. Eliminating … Continue reading Odds & Ends 6/10-6/23

Still packing. Still writing. What else?

The past couple of weeks have seen small, but continuing steps forward in a few areas of my life. I've started finding a little bit of a rhythm at the new job, I was able to organize a group of beta readers and send my project out to them, and I started packing up my … Continue reading Odds & Ends 4/15-4/28

As I mentioned at the beginning of month, there has been a lot going on in my life recently, which has sent writing to the back burner. I started a new job, so I'm still going through a bit of an adjustment period, but I am hopeful to have a new routine developed within a … Continue reading Odds & Ends 3/18-3/31

What has happened over the last few weeks? Not a lot of writing, because life has happened. A lot. And it's still happening. I will get into it more later, but today is not the day. With everything else happening, it did make it easy to avoid pulling out my project's finished draft early! I … Continue reading Odds & Ends 2/19-3/3

I finally made it through a problem scene last week! I still don't know that I love the scene by itself, but it now does what I need it to with a more continuous flow to and from the scenes around it. Not only that, but with the problem scene out of the way, I … Continue reading Odds & Ends 1/22-2/4

Welcome to 2024 everyone! The past two weeks have been a wonderful blur of celebrating the holidays with family and then recovering from those holidays. I unpacked the last items out of my suitcase Tuesday, and my apartment is mostly back in order, so I'm feeling a little more put together now. In between gatherings … Continue reading Odds & Ends 12/25-1/7