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April word count progress

April word count progress

The meter can be found here, at Language is a Virus.
This month was much more relaxed than March: finishing up the big bang and then editing it, and a few little stories and essays.

new review!

new review!

Four of Cups has a new review at Literary Nymphs!
And the Queen of Wands rough draft has hit 10,000 words. YAY.

Little tweaks here and there

Little tweaks here and there

I’ve installed a guest book for people who’d like to say hello but don’t want to comment on a specific blog post.
I’ve also changed the name of the wedding story preview in the Upcoming section: “My secret music boyfriend” was always intended to be a working title, and I think I’ve found a title that’s [...]

first lines meme

first lines meme

I do a lot more of these in my personal blog, but it’s appropriate here, this time around. These are the first lines of everything I’m working on right now (minus the script). There’s some fanfic in there too: I’m in thrall to a new obsession, and it manifests itself in fic.
Untitled Dean/Castiel sequel:
Sam slept [...]

I like lists. I like crossing things off them

I like lists. I like crossing things off them

July: movie rough draft: seven pages. It’s been seven pages since last week. But at least that’s seven more than I had in June.
August: the Four of Cups finished and sent! Which means August will be more movie and working on the Leo-Stuart story.
September: More of the same. Polish the movie to a fine sheen.
October: [...]

the big list of next, summer edition

the big list of next, summer edition

I realized yesterday morning that I have nothing else scheduled to come out this year. Alas, alas.

July: movie rough draft, which I know I’ve been saying for months but this time I mean it. My partner wants to take it to a production company in October. I need to stop flailing about it and just [...]

Update on the big list of next

Update on the big list of next

March: Cartography for Beginners rough draft. STATUS: Well . . . I got about 10,000 words into the rough draft and then it all petered out.
April-May: the movie rough draft. STATUS: Still planning on this. I’ve decided to participate in Script Frenzy for inspiration. I have a file box full of primary and secondary sources [...]

state of the write

state of the write

I see from my web stats that somebody’s been searching for more news about upcoming releases, so here’s what’s coming up.

Something Beautiful will be out later this year. This is the next of the San Francisco stories and will focus on Micah and Dune. I’ll be doing some stuff to celebrate when it comes out, [...]

an exerpt of the current WIP

an exerpt of the current WIP

I’m having the kind of day where you just want to curl up with a blanket and some cocoa and let the world get on without you for a while. Of course, I can’t, so . . . have a piece of what I wish I were doing right now.
This is for the Birthstone line. [...]

Reviews 3 and 4

Reviews 3 and 4

I can’t help it. They make me bounce around with happiness.
Elisa Rolle’s rather poetic review on Livejournal and reader reviews on Torquere Books.
Below is a screen capture of the current MS. Isn’t revision fun?

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