Tag Archives: World building

August 24, 2014 · 11:31 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with not much to say

goldySo, our new pup, Mattie, is adjusting well. The cat is getting sneaky and finding ways to be in the same room as said pup without Mattie noticing. Of course, when she does, the cat zips back downstairs.

Summer is ending, we’re getting my son ready to head off to college (the image is your clue as to where he’s going) and my daughter to Jr. High (milestones, we have them). Not quite as much writing this week as last, but I’m heading into the home stretch of Pansy 2.0 and can see the whole way in front of me. While it’s a re-draft, many pieces are significantly different: new scenes, new characters, new twists. It’s been a lot of fun to write.

Nice rejection this week for a story that’s long enough that I might put it in Kindle Unlimited and call it done. But I still have a few more I can submit when I hit a little downtime.

Writing Work:

  • Pansy 2.0 ~ 6,011 words
  • World Building class

Submissions:

  • The Life Expectancy of Fireflies

Rejections:

  • A Knight in the Royal Arms

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

  • None

Leave a comment

Filed under Kids, pets, Reading & Writing, The cat, The dog, Weekly Writing Check In, Writing, YA

Tagged as , , ,

August 17, 2014 · 10:24 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with a new pup

Mattie3 Mattie2So yes, this happened over the weekend.

Meet Mattie (short for Matilda). She looks like a puppy, but she’s actually four years old. According to the Animal Humane Society she’s a mix of Dachshund and a smooth-haired terrier. She is small and cute and very, very sweet.

Now let’s hope the cat will like her (I’m not too worried about our other dog).

Naturally, since I mentioned a dearth of rejections last week, I received two this week, although they were both personal and fairly positive, so there’s that. Writing work, some world building (although I’m a bit behind–blame the new dog). I would love to finish Pansy by the end of August, but I’m not 100% certain that will happen.

Writing Work:

  • Pansy 2.0 ~ 7,885 words
  • World Building class

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • The Madness in King’s End
  • Keeping Time

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

  • None

Leave a comment

Filed under pets, Reading & Writing, The cat, The dog, Weekly Writing Check In, Writing, YA

Tagged as , , ,

August 10, 2014 · 9:09 am

Weekly writing check-in: the one with some world building

JoNearly 12,000 words this week. Yes, I am in what Jo March (of Little Women) might call a writing vortex. All I need is the special cap. No, really. I need the special cap. Do you think they have them at Target?

I’m also taking a world building class since these new, crazy speculative worlds keep popping up in my writing. It’s time to put a little structure around them and dig a little deeper.

Otherwise, a quiet week. Everything that can go out pretty much is out, so no submissions. No rejections (yet), and since I haven’t heard back, no acceptances either (funny how that works).

I did follow up on some stories, since there’s a great deal of orange in my submission tracker.

Writing Work:

  • Pansy 2.0 ~ 11,529 words
  • World Building class

Submissions:

  • None

Rejections:

  • None

Acceptances:

  • None

Publications:

  • None

Leave a comment

Filed under Reading & Writing, Weekly Writing Check In, Writing, YA

Tagged as , ,