Words: They’re Not Just for Writing Anymore

One of my chittie peeps found an awesome site where you can create Wordles. What is a Wordle, you ask? Well, I didn’t know either.  Turns out what a Wordle is– is HIGHLY COOL! You can paste or type in passages of text or have Wordle grab it from a blog feed if that’s your [...]

Methods and Madness. Not Necessarily in that Order.

So, my lovely gang of QueryTracker peeps and I agreed to start a blog chain. I will concede that I did, indeed, agree to join the chain and to post on the topics at hand. I did NOT anticipate the lengths those cheeky, sneaky things would go to to outshine me… Not only did they [...]

Helpful Mousekeeping Tip

An internet friend of mine recently shared the story of how her sister rescued a mouse from a glue trap.  The story is not really mine to tell, but I wanted to give you this important bit of information: “It’s harder than you think to wash a mouse.” Good to get that fact out to [...]

Go,Go, GADGET!!

I found a cool gadget for Windows Vista. It links to a site called Bloglines where you can keep track of all your blog feeds. So I have a sweet little box on my desktop that will instantly tell me if any of my favorite Agent Blogs have new postings, or if there’s any breaking [...]

I Can Has Agent?

My test reader chitties will remember this… Thought I’d just put my original query letter up for review. I decided it was too formal, though.

Editing Makes Me Cry

Well, not directly. But the results of editing make me cry. I finished my most recent edits and sent the manuscript out to a fresh set of test readers. One reader, after finishing in 24-hours, sent me an email this morning that had me in tears. DONE!!! Bravo!!! BRAVO!!!! It’s beautifully written… I laughed, I [...]

O Come All Ye Chitties…

So I’ve ‘fessed up to my online community at large. As of this moment, the folks (outside of the novel writing site) who know I am writing are: My Husband My Best Friend Chitties Thank you, thank you, to everyone who has offered encouragement and support. It is deeply appreciated. Any opinions on the book [...]

Plugging Away

Yesterday was not my most productive writing day. I spent the greater part of yesterday eagerly awaiting news from a friend who was in labor. I just couldn’t concentrate to get much done. But it was definitely news worth waiting around for. So, congratulations to Joaquín and his proud new parents! Today will be lost [...]