Well hey there...been a while on this little blog of mine...Today prompted me to post for the first time in forever...don't know if anybody looks at this anymore...and it's ok either way.What is really on my heart today is random acts of kindness and the ripple affect they have on others....most of the time we... Continue Reading →

I was talking with one of my best friends, B., the other day and we were emailing back and forth...and oh my what a difference, a letter makes in the word "beg." The context of the conversation won't be discussed, but long story short, I emailed her with the intenion of saying I was going... Continue Reading →

I love the sound of rain. It's calming. In the storm of some stress today, the sound of rain hitting the construction blankets covering fresh concrete outside my window, is a welcome sound.  Rain is the breath of life. Life depends on it. The sound is soothing, cleansing. Today I'm grateful for the rain bouncing... Continue Reading →

Oh, I forgot to mention, I did finish NaNo this year! Second year in a row I've completed the task! Yay me!Sorry for forgetting to post that!

National Novel Writing Month is in full swing by now and I'm ahead of the game with 17,748 words. Everything is taking on its own life in my book and the characters are coming into their own. I'm learning to "hear" their stories, expand upon them and help them thrive (or not in some cases). The... Continue Reading →

Day seven and I found a whole new angle to cover. It was an obvious angle in my book but I hadn't thought of it until tonight when I found myself staring at the computer screen desperate for words to flow onto the page by themselves.It was a crazy Monday...Monday pulled a few punches, but... Continue Reading →

Day six is down and I've crossed the 10,000 mark in my novel! I still have yet to name the novel...I hope to accomplish that soon! I topped out at 11,712 words tonight. Tomorrow I will be over 12,000. It's exciting and more characters are emerging and others becoming more complex and complete. I'm really... Continue Reading →

It was a bit harder to get my word count in today...actually, as I type this I still have about 500 words to pound out. Busy week at work. Crazy day today. All this has led me to not have much motivation at all.I'm still busy developing my characters and trying to piece together a... Continue Reading →

5,495 words.That is where I stand on my third day of National Novel Writing Month. The novel has taken an unexpected turn already and one person, who I rather liked, had to go. It's weird how we grieve our characters. Sara, who died tonight, was a lovely person. Successful, pretty, had all the ingredients to... Continue Reading →