What benefits are there to a good online critique group? While I don’t have vast experience with these circles myself (or with their sisters, the walk-in crit groups), I think different people expect different things when they hear the term. Not every writer needs or desires a team approach. I know several fine writers who…
The wheels were rusted and squeaky. It took a great deal of effort to get them turning. Several shots of oil were required where various gears interlocked. In the end, though, the wheels did turn. And *False Perceptions* is 1088 words longer than it was yesterday. I re-read the last few chapters to set the…
Today, however, it required a two-pronged approach. First, customers are always good for that kind of procrastination, and today they produced for me in a big way. Most of them found it hard to believe they’d have to wait at least two months before the guys could come replace their flooring. But only one person…
In an effort to regain enthusiam for my stalled 2ynovel, *False Perceptions* I re-read the entire progress thread at Forward Motion. This progress thread is where I posted the various assignments in response to the classes, and where folks (bless you all) could comment, encourage, question, or pick apart the various aspects. It was a…
We had another calf, this one a bull calf for a total count of 11 calves. They are all strong and healthy. Jim replaced the tubes in our bike tires and oiled up the chains, etc to we could start biking again. We went for a few very short rides over teh weekend, enough to…
I’ve been working back and forth from a Word document to notecards to a new Word document. Why? I’m not sure, but it seems to work for me. The first Word document is filled with random bits of scenes and things that I believe will happen in the Shann novel, mostly pretty sketchy. Then I…