Fat Chick
Some guy at work made a fat comment about me in our meeting this morning. It was offensive enough to put me in tears, but not so blatant that I can call him on it. I am so tired of being the brunt of fat jokes. I am so tired…
Writer’s Block
I hate to act out a cliche, but I’m having trouble with writer’s block. I’ve reached a point in my story where I know where I need it to go, but I can’t get it there. I even asked Chris to help me again, but he is stumped, too. I’ll…
TiVo Trouble
You know how much I love my TiVo. Well, tonight it refuses to change my cable box channel, so instead of taping “How I Met Your Mother” I got an episode of “Spongebob Squarepants.” Ugh! I spent a long time trying to fix it but I finally gave up and…
Harley is freakishly smart
I have had smart dogs before. Penny, my beloved Shetland Sheepdog, was so smart that I used to swear she could read my mind. She knew a number of off the wall commands like, “Penny, I’m cold” which just meant that she needed to get up and cuddle closer on…
R & R
I decided to take a couple of days of Rest and Relaxation before tackling the task of finishing the rough draft of my novel. I read a chapter to a tiny writer’s group I belong to at work and they were very complimentary. The problem is I’m reading this stuff…
I Didn’t Quite Make It
I finished the month with just over 40,000 words written. I wouldn’t have done that much if my best buddy, Chris, hadn’t helped me over a rough patch in the story. With his help, though, I broke through the block and so I was able to add over 3,000 words…
Feeling like a failure
It’s the 26th and I’ve only written 35,500 words this month. I have no chance of finishing on Wednesday, not without missing a couple of days from work, and probably not even then. I am glad I got that much done, but I let myself down. I should have written…
Harley Stories
I have two Harley stories tonight. First, I took Harley outside with me when I went to get my iPod out of my car. Harley is a fun dog and we love him to bits, but he has one really bad flaw. When he sees something moving, he chases it,…
Slogging On
I’m trying not to think about word counts tonight. I’m so far behind that it will take a miracle for me to finish my goal. I’m trying to focus on finishing my book instead. This thing is like the neverending story. It keeps growing and growing and growing (kinda like…
A Lot of Work
If I had realized how much work it was going to be to write this book, I am not sure if I would have had the courage to start it. Even now, more than 76,000 words into it, I am not sure I have what it takes to finish it….
