I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 01.28.2006
My Monday book giveaway (THE TROUBLE WITH TULIP) is here.
My Thursday book giveaway (CALIFORNIA) is here.
You can still enter both of them. Just post a comment on those blog posts.
Next week Monday, I'll draw TULIP’s winner and post the title for another book I'm giving away. Stay tuned.
Bible in 90 Days: day 20. The story of David’s children is so sad. David was wrong in not disciplining his sons or his officers, but they made bad choices on their own. David’s relationship with God was so strong. He certainly wasn’t perfect, but he always returned to God and faced the consequences of his sin.
Writing: I’m so grateful for my husband and his Chinese American background. I decided to change my first scene dramatically and needed his help on cultural family nuances. Hopefully this new book will open with a colorful bang. I need to add more conflict.
In writing this manuscript, I’m trying to abandon my internal editor and see how that works. Problem is, I detest rewriting. I already wrote two pages of utter garbage I’ll have to ditch. The inefficiency of it all is killing me. It might be better now that I have a clearer idea of how I want the scene to move. I guess for me personally, “vague plot” = “writing complete junk.”
Diet: I had only 1400 calories yesterday! So I guess it is possible for me to keep my calorie count down if I time my meals right. Timing is hard—I lose track of time easily. Doing okay today so far—didn’t stuff myself for breakfast, although it was an egg, rice and some sausage (500).
My Monday book giveaway (THE TROUBLE WITH TULIP) is here.
My Thursday book giveaway (CALIFORNIA) is here.
You can still enter both of them. Just post a comment on those blog posts.
Next week Monday, I'll draw TULIP’s winner and post the title for another book I'm giving away. Stay tuned.
Bible in 90 Days: day 20. The story of David’s children is so sad. David was wrong in not disciplining his sons or his officers, but they made bad choices on their own. David’s relationship with God was so strong. He certainly wasn’t perfect, but he always returned to God and faced the consequences of his sin.
Writing: I’m so grateful for my husband and his Chinese American background. I decided to change my first scene dramatically and needed his help on cultural family nuances. Hopefully this new book will open with a colorful bang. I need to add more conflict.
In writing this manuscript, I’m trying to abandon my internal editor and see how that works. Problem is, I detest rewriting. I already wrote two pages of utter garbage I’ll have to ditch. The inefficiency of it all is killing me. It might be better now that I have a clearer idea of how I want the scene to move. I guess for me personally, “vague plot” = “writing complete junk.”
Diet: I had only 1400 calories yesterday! So I guess it is possible for me to keep my calorie count down if I time my meals right. Timing is hard—I lose track of time easily. Doing okay today so far—didn’t stuff myself for breakfast, although it was an egg, rice and some sausage (500).
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