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 01.31.2007
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TMI:
Bible in 90 days: day 50.
Case had his sentencing postponed. His wife says this is a good thing, and other things are happening that might be the miracle that was prophesied for him.
I came across this passage from Jeremiah today that seems to apply to him:
7 “But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
I pray Case and the family will stay green despite the drought and heat of injustice.
Writing: Doing my line edits for Sushi for One?, which aren’t very bad at all, thank goodness.
Here’s an interesting fact for all you writers—out of the entire manuscript, my line editor gave me ONE COMPLIMENT. The rest of the comments weren’t mean or anything like that, but no warm fuzzies or hand-holding here.
I’m not complaining—my crit partners are like that, too (My editor is actually nicer than my crit partners). But it occurred to me that some of you guys might not realize that once you’re contracted, your editor doesn’t have time for cheerleading.
Put up another post on characterization at my Story Sensei blog.
Oh, and I discovered in my line edits that I also made up a new sea—the Kyoto Sea. LOLOLOLOL
My editor did NOT let me get away with that. :)
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If the Shoe Fits by Marilynn Griffith
Eyes of Elisha by Brandilyn Collins
Win books and an iPod Nano! Contest ends TONIGHT at 11:59 p.m.! Get more info on my contest page!
Help me title my next book! Head on over to
this blog post and leave your title ideas!
TMI:
Bible in 90 days: day 50.
Case had his sentencing postponed. His wife says this is a good thing, and other things are happening that might be the miracle that was prophesied for him.
I came across this passage from Jeremiah today that seems to apply to him:
7 “But blessed are those who trust in the LORDand have made the LORD their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
I pray Case and the family will stay green despite the drought and heat of injustice.
Writing: Doing my line edits for Sushi for One?, which aren’t very bad at all, thank goodness.
Here’s an interesting fact for all you writers—out of the entire manuscript, my line editor gave me ONE COMPLIMENT. The rest of the comments weren’t mean or anything like that, but no warm fuzzies or hand-holding here.
I’m not complaining—my crit partners are like that, too (My editor is actually nicer than my crit partners). But it occurred to me that some of you guys might not realize that once you’re contracted, your editor doesn’t have time for cheerleading.
Put up another post on characterization at my Story Sensei blog.
Oh, and I discovered in my line edits that I also made up a new sea—the Kyoto Sea. LOLOLOLOL
My editor did NOT let me get away with that. :)
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