Monthly Archives: February 2017

February 26, 2017 · 12:38 pm

Weekly writing check-in: the one with more fairy tales and Girl Scout cookies

It was a week of Girl Scout cookies and fairy tales and print layout for Season Three of Coffee & Ghosts. And that’s about it.

I’ve been doing some world building, but I prefer to write stories along with that, or really, as part of the world building. Because sometimes you have to walk in your world to see whether or not it works.

I’m hoping to finish How Goldie Lost Her Locks this week and move onto An Army of Toads. Then I’ll take a look at a novella I wrote last year with an eye to expanding it (and really, it’s this story that started this particular journey).

Writing Work:

  • Planning/researching new series
  • Draft writing ~ 5,100 words!
  • Print layout, Coffee & Ghosts

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • None

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

  • None

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February 19, 2017 · 5:40 pm

Weekly writing check-in: the one with the bundle of ghosts

So, this week, I released the bundle of season three of Coffee & Ghosts, because some people like their coffee and ghosts all in one place. I’m still doing the print layout for it, but that should be ready in a week or two.

And … I started in on a new story. For now I’m calling it How Goldie Lost Her Locks, and it’s about how … Goldie lost her locks. I’m also outlining another one that I think I’ll call An Army of Toads. And if you’re thinking to yourself: hm, those sound like reimaged fairy tales, you might be right.

Otherwise, I filled the week helping my daughter with her Girl Scout cookie sales … lots and lots of cookies sales and lots and lots of cookies.

Writing Work:

  • Planning/researching new series
  • Draft writing ~ 5,000 words!

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • None

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

ghost-series-3Coffee & Ghosts 3: The Complete Third Season is now available for those of you who like your coffee & ghosts in one place.

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February 12, 2017 · 10:23 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with the final project

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This week I completed the final project for my design class, which you can see on the left. I also managed to finish Story Genius and get a little draft writing in. But mostly? Mostly I worked on my final project.

Now that the class is over, I hope to shift priorities a bit and get more writing done. I’m still researching and world-building, but I’m at the point where I can work on the actual story part of it.

This always feels a little shaky. Brand new words in a brand new project, especially after working on Coffee & Ghosts for more than a year. I have to shift gears and remind myself that we all start with a blank page. The first step is to fill it with something.

So, that’s the goal for this coming week!

Writing Work:

  • Planning/researching new series
  • Draft writing
  • Story Genius — Done!
  • Graphic design class — Done!

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • None

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

  • None

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February 5, 2017 · 11:35 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with the roller derby–again

derbySo! I took my Girl Scout troop to the roller derby once again. And you know what that means. This will be a very short entry.

I. Am. Tired.

Even so, I turned in my graphic design homework and made progress on the new series. And that’s about it, for this week and this post.

I’m off for some post-roller derby recovery time.

Writing Work:

  • Planning/researching new series
  • Story Genius
  • Graphic design class

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • None

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

  • None

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