Category: Using my Degree

  • CPGO: Step 2 – Research List & Setup

    I have my idea written down. Time for step 2. This is where the books start to diverge. However I think this is the perfect time to start a research list and gather things I might need. In ywriter, I click on Project notes and create a research note. I note anything I think I…

  • Joy

    The best part of what I’m doing right now? I love doing it. I’ve had other jobs that I’ve loved. A lot more which I’ve hated. However actually doing what I want to? Nothing beats that. I haven’t been this happy with work in a long time.

  • A Crazy Person’s Guide to Outlining: Step One-The Idea

    Time to do another outline. I feel like I must be a schizophrenic outliner. I have a bunch of books on the subject, I tend to pick and choose through them, and I edit the outline as I go. When I first discovered that I wasn’t a “pantser” I found my characters went left, a…

  • Visits to the Vampire and Fantasy Worlds

    Just got done with my local vampire. We’ll see if my thyroid needs more medcation. But otherwise it looks like flexerol will be my drug of choice for fibro. Did I tell you that I got an hp tmt2? Convertable touch tablet pc with a wacom digtitzer! With windows 7 and painter it is heaven.…

  • Happy Thoughts in a Storm

    So we’ve had this wonderful rainstorm all day. Now it has turned to snow, and we were just getting flowers too. My office is an office now. I still have filing and stuff to put away. Blargh. It’s much better though. Other than that I have one chapter left on my novel. ONE. And I…

  • What to do about Flash Fiction

    I have a piece that I just finished editing. It’s 900 words so flash fiction. I’ve written a lot of it in the past but never bothered to publish or try to publish. I mean my only real exposure to flash is Reader’s Digest. So the sci fi or fantasy flash that fills my journals…

  • Divorcing Yourself From Your Characters

    Well now, this is tricky. You’ve had something horrible happen to you…or maybe something great. And you’ve decided to turn it into a story. You fictionalize it, add some magic, some name changes and bam, you have… Crap. You do, you really do. I know this really happened to you but this isn’t you any…

  • Washing the Gods

    This morning when I got up I washed all the house and wight alters, set out offerings then got started on work. Today, I’m officially a writer. I wrote, watched my diet and did some house cleaning. Right now I’m sitting with a Chai writing some more. I got some bookkeeping done and tried to…

  • Friday Roundup The First

    Unfortunately, kidney stones have kept me down this week. So I’m a bit behind. However I wanted to let you know what I’ve been doing around the web. I’ve been a busy girl so read and enjoy! Over at Examiner.com: I talk about the upcoming MAGNAcon I do a recap of the 2009 Spike Video…

  • Get Rich Quick vs. Following the Dream

    Since a few people have asked. No, I don’t expect to get rich quick. I expect to make a living. While these are not mutually exclusive, I am not imbibing any liquids for the religious experience. I am, however, about to follow my dream. And I’m pretty happy about that. Plan update: So here’s the…