by scottd | Mar 19, 2009 | A Run for the Money, Deadlines, publishing secrets, WIP, Writing and authors
I hate to break it to you, but writers come into this world the same way as everyone else. And when we take up the pen or set our fingers on the keyboard, we have the same 24 hours in a day, the same family obligations, the same career issues, and other distractions...
by scottd | Mar 6, 2009 | A Run for the Money, Avalon Books, ELIRWA, Family, Katherine Brandon, Kismet's Angel, RWA, The Wild Rose Press, WIP
Can I just take a moment to breathe here? Maybe squee a bit? Because I just started writing the very last chapter of Ends…With Benefits (title soon to be changed)! And I love, love, love, LOVE this story! So for those keeping score at home, here’s how the...
by scottd | Feb 26, 2009 | Books, ELIRWA, Family, WIP, Writing and authors
I can see so many Finish Lines, it’s like a sea of checkered flags! The first is for my WIP, currently called Ends…With Benefits (but it will definitely need a new title before I start shopping it around. Stay tuned. I smell a contest!) I know exactly how...
by scottd | Jan 8, 2009 | Contest, Deadlines, WIP
Remember last week when I said a New Year meant new changes? Yeah…well, welcome to ’09, baby! Those changes are already swirling around me like a pod (school? swarm?)…er, a whole bunch of octupus (octopi?). Forget it. You get the idea. Here’s...
by scottd | Nov 13, 2008 | A Run for the Money, Avalon Books, Editing, WIP, Writing and authors
Currently, I’m more than halfway through my WIP. So naturally I also received the edits for the soon-to-be-released, A Run for the Money that require immediate attention. It’s a delicate balancing act. Not only because the two stories have entirely...
by scottd | Nov 1, 2008 | NaNoWriMo, WIP, Writing and authors
See my progress bar for Ends…With Benefits on the left margin there? Notice anything? I’ve gone beyond the halfway point! Since this is NaNoWriMo month, I’m too far along to participate. But I’m playing my own version, setting a deadline of...