Contest · Writing

Keep Me Accountable – the 11th day

Last night I told my husband I only had approximately 18,000 more words to write to reach my goal. He rolled his eyes. "It took you 6 years to write this much! How long will it take to finish?"Tsk, tsk... he tries but he doesn't understand.The story 6 years ago is dead. Dead! This one… Continue reading Keep Me Accountable – the 11th day

Contest · Writing

Keep Me Accountable – Day 10

Today has been a beautiful day in Georgia. The hood of my car looked like it had snowed - snowed pollen that is!My allergies haven't kicked into high gear yet and I'm looking forward to the weekend when I can plant some flowers to take us into summer. Every year about this time, when the… Continue reading Keep Me Accountable – Day 10

Contest · Returning to 9-5 · Writing

Keep Me Accountable – Day 9

Ah, Monday... It was too beautiful to go to work. But I had no choice.What happened on days 7 and 8? Well, like I said, I had egg hunts and birthday parties, family dinners and long drives up into the mountains. It was a glorious weekend and it wore me slap out. Yep, slap out.… Continue reading Keep Me Accountable – Day 9

Contest · Returning to 9-5 · Writing

Keep Me Accountable – Day 6

Friday, Friday, I'm so glad you're here...Well folks, brainstorming in a meeting that has nothing to do with the subject of my current manuscript worked wonders. I can't brainstorm in every meeting that I attend and I wouldn't dare try it. I appreciate my job and do want to stay on top of the ever-changing… Continue reading Keep Me Accountable – Day 6

Returning to 9-5 · Writing

Keep Me Accountable – Day 5

Just a quick note as I head off to start the day...I managed to brainstorm the last Act of the book in a meeting yesterday. Nothing like multitasking. I listened to the meeting and absorbed what I needed to, while pounding out a good strategy for my characters and their journey.This morning, I had to… Continue reading Keep Me Accountable – Day 5