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You think this is hard? Well no one else gives a crap about this book so if you want it finished, you have to do it. My name is Melanie, and I trash talk myself. But in my defense, it works. I was hesitant to tell you all that I’d started back with my edits. …
By now you know all about my dungeon and the perks — or lack thereof — that come with it. Well, there have been some big changes this week. My fourteen-year old nephew stayed with us the first part of this week so my dad had him doing all kinds of things around the house. …
I had several people read the second draft of my novel, then I put all their comments into one document, and that’s the file I’m working from now. I put an initial at the beginning of each comment so I’d know whose suggestion it was, then went on my merry way. Following Monday’s post, another …
Writers have a standard response for other writers when they whine about not getting enough done, or about how hard it is to find time, blah blah. It’s called BIC. Butt in Chair. The general rule of thumb (or the most common rule I’ve heard anyway) is that you must have BIC two hours a …
I don’t generally do memes (usually because I forget about them by the time I write my blog posts) but this one seems fun. My blog friend Erica posted this on her blog, laugh.write.play., yesterday. I’m supposed to write out the following items then post the paper with my handwriting. 1. Name/Blog Name. 2. Right …
It was brought to my attention that there are other people in my family who could, technically, go by Hooey as well, and that Pulling a Hooey could be offensive to them. *thinks about it* *remembers all the times my dad has done something ridiculous, like burn his eyebrows off* *thinks back to my sister …
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m rather… how shall I say it… accident prone. It’s always amused me because I’m very coordinated when it comes to sports, but give me a wide stretch of carpet and I’m bound to run into a wall or trip over my feet. My friends have noticed …
I have another long weekend and should standing in line for airport security about the time this posts, so today will be a short one. You tell me: When you travel, what’s your favorite type of book to bring along, and why? Feel free to discuss amongst yourselves since I’m 20,000 feet up in the …
My friends seem to find watching me get reacquainted with the US rather amusing. There are so many things you take for granted living here, and being gone for three years made me forget about some of the smaller conveniences. Like renting movies. I finally got myself a membership at a video store last weekend …
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, but it can also make us look at things with a clearer eye. Like with writing. (Did you forget I write? Yeah, I almost did too.) I’ve been in the editing stage of my third draft since, oh… January, and while I’ve made a few half-hearted attempts …