Friday night, I realized that it was the yahrzeit (anniversary) of my father’s death three years ago (he died on April 8th, but Jewish observances run on the lunar calendar, so things can catch you off guard). So the weekend started on a somber note, which may have been why the weekend also brought the […]
what to let go and what to hold onto… Read More »
13 days until the second-pass draft of Book 2 of THE DEVIL’S WEST is supposed to be done. *looks at pile of notes, giggles slightly hysterically* If not today, then certainly by Saturday I will have hit peak performance panic mode. Fair warning for anyone in my actual vicinity Slide a pizza under the door
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Today is going to be about untangling and reknotting plot threads. And kitten-wrangling. These two things have much in common… For those of you who missed it over the weekend I have a new post up at Book View Cafe, on owning your shit and leaving the drama on the page. New Kitten Update: I
Monday Morning dawns less hot but just as humid…. Read More »
Despite my plans to WAIT, damn it, on Thursday afternoon I found myself drawn to several shelters, looking to see if any paws reached out and grabbed me. Gentles, meet Cas*. He’s four months old, full of mischief, affection, and a remarkably deep and piercing voice, and may well grow up to be a Big
So. That happened. Read More »