A delightful "Happy Monday!" to y'all. This busy week dawned for me after a restless night where I kept waking up, checking the clock, and willing the morning to arrive so I could start on my mile-long list of things to do. I'm not even quite sure how I'll be able to organize my time to … Continue reading To-Do Lists, Monday Mornings, and Happiness.
Category: TGS
"City of Outcasts" Snippets
Each night I sit down and write at least a thousand words on my WIP, City of Outcasts. I'm almost two weeks into the project, and it's nearly enough to make me dance little jigs of joy (although not quite.)Princesses and castles and feasts mixed with plots and kidnappings and girls proficient with throwing knives make … Continue reading "City of Outcasts" Snippets
Inner Chamber Family – Raquel and Nicolette {Part 2}
A happy cloudy, laid-back, and yet chaotic Wednesday morning to y'all. (Yes, a day can be both laid-back and chaotic, trust me.) For the last week I've written nearly 7,500 words on City of Outcasts and am pleased with how the story is progressing. Last November I had written 20,000-some thousand words, which means I'm over … Continue reading Inner Chamber Family – Raquel and Nicolette {Part 2}
Inner Chamber Family – Raquel and Nicolette {Part 1}
Last Thursday I posted a little blurb about each of the members of the Inner Chamber Family from my book except for the identical princesses. Today, I'm going to give y'all some insider insights to who Nicolette and Raquel, aka Princess Rylie, are.First of all, they're identical echoes (twins), who go by the name "Princess … Continue reading Inner Chamber Family – Raquel and Nicolette {Part 1}
Life Update: Writing and Flying and Keyboards
This morning I'm sitting at the airport, getting ready to fly home. This last week has seen many happy strides forward when it comes to the second book in the Echoes trilogy, which is (for now) titled City of Outcasts. (Such a lovely moniker, you know.) This week I read through the first book in … Continue reading Life Update: Writing and Flying and Keyboards
The Inner Chamber Family – Echoes
In the Echoes series they have what is called the "Inner Chamber Family." This includes the everyone at the palace who knows that Princess Rylie is really echoes - Nicolette and Raquel. Today I thought I'd give y'all a little introduction to each of the Inner Chamber Family members.The Guards:Keagan - Keagan is the second … Continue reading The Inner Chamber Family – Echoes
Contrasting Two Writing Styles {Snippets}
Hey y'all! Today I decided to let you see a bit of the contrast between Echoes and WLHYL by posting a segment from each of them. That way it should be easier for you to understand why I have to totally switch gears in my brain when going from working on one of the books … Continue reading Contrasting Two Writing Styles {Snippets}
Echoes History
Now that I have six weeks before beginning work on the 16th draft of When Life Hands You Lymes, I've moved all my writing energy over to Echoes. (Or at least I'm trying to...) Other then giving the story a quick read-through in February, I haven't done a single thing with the Echoes trilogy since writing 70,000+ … Continue reading Echoes History
Reading *Echoes* for the First Time
Late Saturday night I finally figured out how to email my books in a format I can open in iBooks on my phone. Who knows how in the world I never figured it out before, but I'm quite happy to know how to now. And when I say "quite happy" that means very extremely happy … Continue reading Reading *Echoes* for the First Time