Whew! Let me just say that again: Whew! I finally finished revising my very first novel, Summer Chaparral. I have now written an entire novel (97k words) and revised/rewritten the entire thing. I know it’s a small step on the road to publication, but it’s still a step I’ve completed. I put myself on internet … Read more
I’ve had this particular series for the blog planned for a long time. Since I’ve set my novel(s) in the general area where I live and grew up, I reference a lot of the local flora and fauna in them in order to provide a better sense of place for the reader. I thought it … Read more
So, remember how I said I’d been in kind of a funk the past few weeks? And not hitting my target word count? (Although it was still a decent word count.) Well, it’s now officially over! Last week, I hit my target daily average word count of 2.5k! If I can keep this up (or … Read more
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been thinking of doing a series on how my scientific training has helped me with my writing. But I realized that before I could just start blathering away about it, I needed to first go over exactly what it is that scientists do all day, since most … Read more