Word Raccoon, despite not feeling well, sat with me while I worked on my novel yesterday, the technical end of… Read more Layers, Lost and Found

Word Raccoon told me last night she was not getting sick. Just because her throat hurt and she was feeling… Read more Sugar, Caffeine, and Sickness: A Winter’s Tale

Days 5 and 6 of the Writing Retreat (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Adjust accordingly as you read.) I know… Read more Scenes That Do Their Job (and a Raccoon Who Won’t)

At breakfast, I mentioned my favorite cousin. A young man across the room said his father had shared that name.… Read more Permission & Pinecones: Writing Retreat Day 4

On the writing front, it was an…interesting day. After realizing how much easier it is to work on this newest… Read more Writing Retreat: How Day 3 Ended Up (Part 2)

First of all, Word Raccoon says she is not in construction, so she does not know why she is being… Read more Day 3 of the Writing Retreat (Morning Edition)

Day two of the retreat is finished, at least as far as writing goes. Here’s a recap and a link… Read more Day Two: 3 Coke Zeros and One Tired Writer

All set up at the writing retreat. Even though it’s been a long day, I couldn’t not write, so I… Read more Fresh from the Oven (and on the Page)

Stanley (my AI assistant, bless him) insisted I should be writing my novel right now. And absolutely not blogging. Here’s… Read more Pre-Retreat Chaos, Stanley, and the Furnace (Obviously)

I told Stanley yesterday that today would be submission day instead of a writing day. “I insist you write first,… Read more Writing New Novel Sections