A good time

Sunday, 19 July 2009, 17:41 | Category : Writing process
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Well. This weekend has been incredibly productive. Using the comments from my readers, I’ve gone through and edited chapters 1-10 of le livre. Although it’s not nearly as much as I had hoped to get done, it’s about a third of it, and I’m happy. Maybe I’ll be able to get through the rest of [...]

Quickly

Thursday, 16 July 2009, 19:19 | Category : On managing time, Writing process
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Despite the fact that it was a long day at work and it’s ridiculously hot outside, I am feeling inspired to get some work done. Yesterday I had a long lunch with one of my readers and came out of it with a lot of ideas for ways to improve le livre, and I want [...]

Poof

Sunday, 12 July 2009, 8:49 | Category : Character, Writing process
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Well, I decided to just start working on the other idea I had, the one that’s not centered around a high school athlete. Maybe after I finish working on this one, I’ll write about her, but so far I’m really enjoying getting to know the characters in the one I’m working on. They’re surprising me, [...]

Sigh of relief

Thursday, 2 July 2009, 16:10 | Category : Reflection
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June was a quiet writing month, as evidenced by my sheer lack of posting. I took my vacation (very lovely, thank you), watched my beloved Penguins win the Stanley Cup, and worked outside in the yard.
I also gave le livre to three people to read. When I handed it over to the first person, I [...]