got back from visiting family latethursday night to find an email fromvirginia asking for a final set of minorrevisions. due monday! then we’re offto copyedits! no big deal, except the loveis gone on a trip for work. i’m waitingfor him to come home this morning so ican finish up on these revisions.
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Category Archives: research
for sail
October 18, 2008 – 3:38 pm
east coast west
September 15, 2008 – 2:07 am
i spent over five hours yesterdayat starbucks revising. i’m excitedby these changes–not only do theyhelp to increase tension, but i’mdoing some foreshadowing for thesequel, too.
when i began writing my novel,i didn’t know the ending (tho iknew my climax almost fromthe start). i think deep down,i always suspected there wasa sequel. but i’m strange withmy writing [...]
life and death amongst the ivy
September 7, 2008 – 5:03 pm
*for moonie, because i know shewon’t be able to look away. 8)*
munchkin had discovered anotherlarge spider in our front garden thisweek. i didn’t get a chance to take a peekuntil this weekend–near dusk.and ivy (named for where she perchesand preys) is even more gorgeous thandaisy. probably one and a half times thesize of daisy (maybe [...]
birthday book bandit!
September 3, 2008 – 6:55 pm
it’s been busy busy busyand go go go for me, it seems.sweet pea started kindy yesterday!today, i ditched the gym so i couldjust be lazy–by cleaning out mycloset. and doing grocery shopping.and catching up on making variousappointments. haha! as promised,i’m sharing my incredible birthdaybooks booty! i think it’d be interestingto tell how i had heard [...]
just breathe
July 9, 2008 – 7:48 pm
this week has been scramblingto find childcare for the bubs forthe month of august. they were signedup for morning ymca camp activitiesbut munchkin (at 3 years and 3 months)has been the fail as far as potty traininggoes. i admit, i started late, but he didn’thave much interest. and actually, heis doing great with number [...]