by scottd | Sep 10, 2010 | My Fair Wedding, Nobody's Business, Sick, WIP
I’m home these days, thanks to some major league joint pain, episodes of vertigo, and assorted other issues that could mean lyme disease, could be a virus, or could mean I’m going out of my mind. And while I’ve been able to catch up on my reading (as...
by scottd | Jul 7, 2009 | WIP, Writer's block
I’m thirty pages into a new WIP. And I’m feeling good about it. Ssssh! Celebrate quietly, friends. Let’s not wake the mischief-makers who’ve been wreaking havoc with my muse for the last few months. Maybe it’s a result of finally having...
by scottd | May 23, 2009 | Gertrude, Muse, No Earthly Business, WIP, Writer's block
Since finishing No Earthly Business, I’ve toyed with several ideas for new stories or revamping old ones. Unfortunately, Gertrude (my enigmatic muse if you’re new here) hasn’t really settled on one she likes yet. Gertrude has Writer’s ADD, an...
by scottd | May 9, 2009 | A Run for the Money, appearances, Books, Booksignings, Conference, Contest, Deadlines, Dunes And Dreams, Promo, RWA National, WIP
The fact that I currently have a heaping plate of issues screaming to be addressed on a daily basis can only mean one thing:It’s time to start my next WIP. I know. I’m a lunatic. But it seems I not only thrive on pressure, I crave it to the point I...
by scottd | May 1, 2009 | appearances, Booksignings, Nobody's Darling, websites, WIP
Well, it took a few days and a lot of finagling on my part, but both my Gina Ardito site and my Katherine Brandon site are updated, fully functional, and active once again. Next project? Maybe I should get back to writing? Okay…Monday’s soon enough. Today,...
by scottd | Mar 24, 2009 | A Run for the Money, Avalon Books, Day Job, Deadlines, Editing, Family, Katherine Brandon, Kismet's Angel, WIP
My more loyal followers will already know I’m sick. Have been since January 4th. Nothing major that I know of: more a chronic sinus/ear/head/stomach bug that I can’t seem to shake despite two anti-biotics, a round of lab tests, and regular appointments...