What have the past two weeks brought? Well, I'm feeling ready for Christmas—my shopping is officially done, presents are wrapped, and I even got a few decorations out. I've also had some fantastic writing days this past week. I feel like I'm getting a little better at getting my inner editor out of the way; … Continue reading Odds & Ends 11/27-12/10

The past few weeks have flown by! My nephew was born and I got to spend some vacation time celebrating with him and his big sister. I squeezed a little writing in during that vacation time as well, and though the ending I'm trying to write still looks hazier than I'd like, I feel as … Continue reading Odds & Ends 10/30-11/12

Over the past two weeks, my family has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of my nephew, who should be born any time now (maybe even by tomorrow morning??? We'll see!), so things have been a little hectic. I've still gotten some writing in during the wait, and I think I've finally got the theme of … Continue reading Odds & Ends 10/2-10/15

In the past two weeks, I have marked my seven year anniversary of blogging, put a pretty good dent in my Christmas shopping, got a little extra time with my niece, and had some glorious writing days (this past Thursday, that's all I did—minus the time it took to shower—from morning until bedtime). I've also … Continue reading Odds & Ends 9/4-9/17

The past two weeks have seen me cross the finish line with the rework of my story's second act, which is exciting! I'd like to say I could get the whole thing done by the end of this month, but I think the third act is going to require a little more detail work along … Continue reading Odds & Ends 8/7-8/20

The past few weeks have been a little busier than I anticipated, but mostly in good ways. I did get my first act finished up by that first week of July as I had hoped to, made a little progress in my second act, got to have a lot of good family time, and I … Continue reading Odds & Ends 7/10-7/23

The new writing schedule is going well, I think. I feel more productive at least, and I'm certainly becoming more of a morning person (although I may have already been on that track courtesy of my niece and fur-nephews). Getting up earlier is harder for me, but right now, with the sun coming out earlier … Continue reading Odds & Ends 6/12-6/25

May has proven to be a busy month. So much so, that I've decided to shake up my writing schedule a bit and try something new. I've never been much good at writing (or doing anything that requires focus, really) when there is a cap on my time, like knowing I need to be somewhere … Continue reading Odds & Ends 5/8-5/28

It's been slightly quieter the last two weeks. I've gotten a little writing done here and there, and I have a game plan for the next few scenes I need to write. I've been experimenting with writing some early scenes from a different character's point of view and I'm liking the results. Last weekend, I … Continue reading Odds & Ends 4/3-4/16

The past two weeks have been busy, but good. I got to see the touring production of Hamilton with my family, which was awesome, knocked out a bit of spring cleaning, re-organized my editing binder, binged the new season of Shadow and Bone, and now I'm getting a girls' weekend with my niece since my brother isn't … Continue reading Odds & Ends 3/6-3/19

I'm feeling pretty good about the past two weeks. I made myself a writing schedule with specific benchmark goals to reach, and I stuck to it pretty successfully. I'm feeling a lot more satisfied with my world-building now, so my next phase will be examining how some of those elements affect my plot going forward. … Continue reading Odds & Ends 2/6-2/19