I’ve learned, over the years, that the most common questions authors get asked is “what are you working on”. In fact, I did an event this past weekend and was asked that question multiple times! I have tackled this question in the past: In July of 2019, I had 5 completed drafts (only one of... Continue Reading →
This month one of my goals was to dig into the idea journal and look for inspiration. I'm going to be needing a new work-in-progress here shortly and that's usually where I start. I often reread old ideas, trying to find something that sparks a desire to write more for me. Often, I'll write something... Continue Reading →
I haven't posted a scene or a brainstorming session in a long time.
How to Schedule a Death drops in 3 days. It’s the darkest book I’ve ever written. It’s also the first book I’ve ever written for an adult audience. Today I’m opening up all my old writing notebooks, blog posts, documents, and file folders. I’m scouring my notes for anything even remotely related to the project. ... Continue Reading →
So, today, we're paying a little love to the idea journal as a means of working out characters.
But this particular day the prompt spoke to me in a different way.
Without further ado, I bring you my first piece in the Idea Journal for 2022.
Things this year look a little different and I haven't addressed any pandemic type things in my fiction ... until today.
The image of a morning with Janey was just right there in the front of my brain and it wasn't letting go.
But I also promised to come back and share my planning for the second possible project.
