Writer. Dog enthusiast. Velociraptor masquerading as a human female.
I had one goal in May: finish and revise a novelette for submission in the first week in June. So, How'd That Go? Short Version: I did it! (cue confetti and party horns 🎊🎊🎊) I finished my novelette, revised it and had it ready to submit several days before the submission window opened (which never... Continue Reading →
Hi! Hello! It's me! I'm not dead. I've just been busy/trying to ignore reality/trying to figure out what to do in the reality that I'm forced to live in. Since, this is my writing blog, I'll focus on my writing, where I'm at with it and what my plans are moving forward. As much as... Continue Reading →
Lucy, the later years In 2017, our beloved golden retriever, Lucy passed away. The vet came to our house one early January morning and we sat around her in the living room to say goodbye, holding the other dogs as we watched. It was one of the most beautiful moments, filled to the brim with... Continue Reading →
NaNo by the Numbers That's right, my lovelies, not only did I "win" NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month for them that's new here) for the second year in a row, I gave it a thorough trouncing. The goal was to write 50,000 words in 30 days; I wrote 73,292 words. So, as I said, 73,292... Continue Reading →
Okay, I know we're already a week into October, but I've still got goals, and I've only just finished scooping my brain off the floor and pouring it back into my skull following my September Story Challenge. Anyway, it's October. Spooky Season. The month preceding November in which writers worldwide descend into the voluntary madness... Continue Reading →
TL:DR: That time I submitted 17 stories 31 times over 29 days.
Okay we're just over halfway through September so time to see how I'm dong with my self-motivated challenge of doing 30 short story submissions in 30 days. Answer: it's going quite well. It's day 17 and I've submitted 12 stories a total of 19 times. I've received 7 rejections, 3 of which have been personalized.... Continue Reading →
Earlier in the year, I wrote a post about my 2020 writing goals, and then COVID happened. While Western Australia is in decent shape (no community transmission, no lockdown, very few active cases), the mental toll of watching the rest of the world burn has made writing incredibly difficult. I've put aside the novel I... Continue Reading →
As I stated in my September Goals post, I've decided to dedicate the month of September to writing short stories. Specifically, I plan to submit one short story each day during the month of September. It's been ten days, so how's it going. It's going well, better than I anticipated. It hasn't been easy by... Continue Reading →
Welp, it's that time again, where I make one post to write about all the things I did but failed to blog about. November was busy. I went to a con, I organized my desk (this is a huge deal, y'all), I actually finished - like washed, dried, folded, and put away - all my... Continue Reading →
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