• Devon vs. Robot

    Here’s the deal. I need to get this novel done like yesterday, and my daily wordcount has been disappointing. So today, I’m trying to recreate the word count whiteboard at Rainforest Writers Retreat that always makes me try to write more. If you’re unfamiliar with…

  • Plot Talk

    I am blogging over on the Deadline Dames today, and this post is also available there. 🙂 Brace yourself, people. I’m going to talk plotting. *waits for room to empty* Okay, now that it’s just the two of us here, I’m going to tell you…

  • Doing it on Deadline

    I finished re-watching season 8 of SUPERNATURAL on dvd.  I’m currently listening to commentary and extra behind-the-scenes stuff from directors and writers who work on the show. I love listening to that kind of “insider” experience. I’m comforted by knowing other creative types sometimes struggle…

  • Her Steady Pace

    My grandmother was one of those incredibly patient people.  She’d grown up on a farm in a day and age when you didn’t always have what you wanted or needed at the tap of your fingers, whether it be food, family, or fun. She loved…

  • Word-by-word

    Here we are almost at the end of February, and I thought I’d do a little recap of my writing year so far.   As of today, I have: Finished writing HELL BENT (although there will be revisions, copy edits and proofs yet to go) Finished…

  • Two Posts and a Forest of Ghost Trees

    Hello there! Here are a couple places I’m posting today: Over on Amazon UK Kindle Posts, I talk about MAGIC WITHOUT MERCY and how being directionally-challenged might actually be a *good* thing. On the Deadline Dames, I talk about procrastination and writing. Hmm….doesn’t seem like…

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