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Life Update (a.k.a. Where the Heck Have You Been, Michelle?)
You’ve probably noticed I haven’t been posting on this blog in a while. In order to explain my absence, I have created a list of possible explanations. The game is to figure out which of the four...
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Writing When You Have a Terrible Memory
I have a terrible memory. Readers of my blog will not find this surprising, as it’s something I’ve mentioned many times before. Or have I? I can’t remember. Badum-tish! Right. So, I have a terrible...
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Day in the Life of an Author / Innkeeper
6:30 AM — Wake up to the gentle chirping of cellphone alarm. 6:31 AM — Nope. Still too tired. Re-set the alarm for 7:00 AM, fall back asleep. 7:00 AM — Wake up to the gentle chirping of cellphone...
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Cerulean Bound (Imminent Danger #3) Update!
Okay, before everyone gets crazy excited, no, I have not finished the first draft. That remains a work in progress. But I figured you guys deserved an update after many months of silence, so here it...
View Article10k Words Cut from Cerulean Bound!
Editing on Cerulean Bound proceeds at … I want to say a “good clip,” but realistically it’s more a slow crawl. I had started November with the intention of getting the second draft done by mid-December...
View ArticleFinished Cerulean Bound Draft #2
Phew! After noodling over the second draft for about three months, I finally got the darned thing done! I have my editor and alpha reader to thank for this: my editor, for reminding me that she has a...
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Editing Fun #1
I’ve officially received edits back from my editor and alpha reader on Draft #2 of Cerulean Bound, so it’s time to start sharing some of the more ridiculous “edits” they’ve done. In today’s showcase, I...
View ArticleInspiration Comes From the Weirdest Places
One of the plot holes I’ve been trying to solve in Cerulean Bound revolves around a scene near the start of the book, when Eris and Varrin go to a place that has security-bots with facial scanners....
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Cerulean Bound Update
Happy April, everyone! It’s been pointed out to me by the lovely Celeste DeWolfe that I haven’t blogged since January. Whoops! My incredible bad. Here goes! Since my January post, I’ve been plugging...
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Editing and Cupcakes
Draft #3 of Cerulean Bound is officially done and off to my editor and alpha reader! It took about three months to slog through all the revisions, and I only managed to cut 3k words — but in my...
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