As I left the plane behind me last night, I paused near the waiting area as an anxious family rushed forward. A caucasian couple a few years older than me, trailed by two teenagers and two little girls around six or seven years old, moved as one unit, then stopped a few feet away. What …
Melanie Hooyenga
Can It Be?
I actually have an entire weekend — nay, a LONG weekend — and NO editing? I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked! I realize it’s only been a month or so since I got back into the writing/editing swing of things, but since I was determined to meet my goal I was really pushing hard on …
The Inculpable Cardboard Box
My mom does a lot of shopping online so it’s inevitable that we have a lot of cardboard boxes lying around, the majority of which have the swoopy Amazon logo on the side. The delivery man leaves them in the designated spot and my dad brings them inside when he gets the mail. It’s a …
The Celebration Was Short-Lived
*checks calendar* It’s August 30th. Still one day left in the month and… I finished my third draft over the weekend! *dances about* I finished going through the hard copy Saturday, then plugged in all those notes on Sunday and ferried it through the intertubes to my friend and trusty beta reader. *waves* (Yes, I’m …
That’s Awesome
If you’ve ever talked to me for more than five minutes, you’ve probably heard me say the word awesome. And probably more than once. You see, I have a slight addiction to the word. Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome. Just got a new car? Awesome. Your baby slept through the night? Awesome. Finished your novel? Sooo …
I’ve Gone Crazy. Again.
Seems I didn’t have enough to do last weekend, what with finishing my edits and all. I decided to do a few things for Owen as well. He’s now the proud owner of a Facebook Fan Page called Super Owen. In keeping with that theme, I’ve also revamped his blog. Yeah, I know I changed …
That’s a Lot of Paper!
Look! I finished my edits and printed out After the Fall in its entirety! Yes, there are TWO red pens waiting for me. Because I’m ahead of schedule I have a whopping NINE days to proof the hard copy and still meet my goal of finishing by September 1st.
I’m Sensing a Theme Here
It’s been one of those weeks. And one more that won’t let me embed: Daft Punk’s Da Funk How was your week? Anything exciting planned this weekend?
The End is in Sight!
I may be a little premature in saying this, but I can almost see then end of this draft. I passed into the final third over the weekend and I feel like I’m finally in the home stretch. It’s definitely coming easier now that I’m back in the editing groove (funny how that works) and …
Technological Octogenarian
I spent the weekend with my grandmother — the same one I stayed with for a month last winter — and aside from lunching at the Ford House and taking her to get her ears pierced, I taught her how to use a computer! She’s used webtv for years and kept having problems, so after …