A quick recap of the last few weeks and my plans for the remainder of the year. Chaos and Nothing I won’t go into detail about all the things that have been keeping me busy lately. But between my oldest starting kindergarten, all the germs and resulting illnesses he brings home, and getting accustomed to… Read More Chaos and Nothing
It’s been quite a year! Here’s a wrap up of what I’ve accomplished: Writing Early in the year I completed a 92,000 word YA contemporary fantasy. It needs heavy revision, so I’ll most likely attack it as a rewrite when I come back to it. Then I worked on edits for my fairytale but didn’t… Read More 2017 in Review
There are so many things happening RIGHT NOW. I feel like I don’t have time for everything. I don’t even have time for half of everything. So what am I going to do? Take the time to blog about it! 1. My Current WIP I am absolutely in love with my current project! I wrote… Read More Everything RIGHT NOW
I have discovered audiobooks. Meaning, I listened to my very first audiobook last month and am slightly enamored with them already. I don’t regularly read more than one book at a time, unless they are dramatically different. For instance, if one is non-fiction. But now that I’ve discovered audiobooks, I will probably always be reading… Read More Audiobooks and Newborns
I plan on writing my next manuscript in July. I’m participating in Camp NaNoWriMo, so I’ve got that extra drive to see it through to completion. The story is mapped out, the major characters defined. I’ve even drawn a map of the world to scale. I’ve already started writing scenes in my head. I am… Read More My Two July Babies
I was nominated for the Mystery Blogger Award by the witty, intelligent, and fun Aubrey Leaman, author of If Mermaids Wore Suspenders. Aubrey is much better at posting interesting and unique things than me, including classical music recommendations for specific books, story mashups that should happen, and quirky thoughts about literary characters like what they would wear… Read More Mystery Blogger Award
I was going to blog about what I’m cooking for dinner today. ‘Brag’ might be a better word. I was going to brag that I’m making homemade marinara sauce using fresh tomatoes right now. I was thinking about including pictures, and mentioning that I could happily have an entire blog devoted to cooking and baking. I love cooking and… Read More Writing, cooking, and poop diapers
Today, I would like to give a shout out to my wonderful husband. He usually is the one who reminds me that our two babies aren’t babies anymore, and should be allowed to do more things. The featured image in this post was taken yesterday at the playground. My husband was helping our three year old son climb… Read More Fathers and Sons
R.Q. Woodward 