New Christian Celebration IV
If you’ve been following the previous celebrations, you might want to check out this month’s rendition of it. It’s hosted by Chris Mikesell, so hang onto your hat. And maybe your lunch.
If you’ve been following the previous celebrations, you might want to check out this month’s rendition of it. It’s hosted by Chris Mikesell, so hang onto your hat. And maybe your lunch.
I got another 1370 in the final chapter of *Quest* this morning. Things are looking pretty grim at the moment, which is just as it should be. I like it! At noon I wondered whether I’d continue with *Quest* in the afternoon or switch to *Shann*. The question was completely moot. It was a busy…
Day in, and day out. It takes awhile to get into a groove like that. Or so I would imagine, being as I’ve never done it. What I HAVE done for the past two months, though, is *averaged* 1k a day. With all the times I fought with outlines and characters and churned out practically…
I’ve spent much of the past week mulling over Cyndere’s Midnight. What did I like better than Auralia’s Colors? Was there anything that didn’t live up to the potential of the first book? What I liked better, for sure, was the more defined third person point-of-view, getting closer to the characters, getting into their skins,…
It seems about as hard to gear DOWN from writing as it does to gear UP. I did a fair bit of store work today, I guess, but I couldn’t stay away from my story. Shann has become *Mark of Repentance* — we’ll see how long that lasts for a working title. I also tweaked…
By that I mean, a writing conference is overwhelming. Last weekend I gathered with nearly 700 other writers for my third ACFW Conference. This year’s venue was the Hyatt at the Arch in St Louis, Missouri, a mere ‘block’ away from the Mississippi River. Something I learned from my first conference is that it’s worth…
I’m finally getting my brain wrapped around revising Marks of Repentance. It helps that these chapters are amongst my favorites. You wouldn’t believe how many *was* I’ve squashed, though. And *this*. And prepositional phrases. I think the things breed when I’m not looking. Onward ho. One quarter done this pass!