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A Little Something New

How about an update on the WIP? I’ve re-visioned during the editing phase, which is taking a lot of work. My brain is overloaded with my characters and plotting and trying to spoil their perfectly happy lives. Feedback from some CPs have indicated that I need more conflict, which has resulted in new scenes and a lot of reordering of events. I want to say I’m close to being finished. But alas, I’ve said that before. Plotting and scheming for book two… And I am tossing around some other ideas for

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The Delinquency Continues

Sorry. The blog has to take a backseat to fulfilling my job as a wife, mom, the day job and my volunteering. It also has to take a backseat to editing my novel and other writerly tasks – like reading a superbly awesome book called Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles. And another great book called Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. And trying to hone my craft by reading Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass and Description and Setting by Ron Rozelle. I really need to write reviews for the

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Short and sweet

I’ve been delinquent. More than delinquent. Downright neglectful. But it’s not only the blog. Anything that doesn’t need doing isn’t getting done. I’m heads down editing. Trying to write some new scenes so I can finally get a full MS to my beta readers. I can see the finish line. Just need it to be right before I pass it on. I still owe a review on The Deathday Letter. I’ll get to it. But just know – I really liked it. Off to edit…

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New Additions to My Library

Wow. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about the new acquisitions I’ve made in TL’s Library. I’ve been keeping the bookstores and Amazon in business. The Deathday Letter by Shaun David Hutchinson – I’m reading this now and loving it. It’s morbidly hilarious and written in a teenage boy’s perspective. How enlightening. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins – I ordered this awhile ago and it came when the book was released last month. The problem – I still haven’t read Catching Fire, so this will have to

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My Thoughts on LINGER by Maggie Stiefvater

I hate to admit it took me longer to finish LINGER than I wanted. Life just got in the way… It was one of my most anticipated reads of the summer, since SHIVER, the first book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls series, is one of my favorite books. EVER. Maggie Stiefvater didn’t disappoint. The book was a slower read than SHIVER, but it was me. Not her. She alternated POV between four characters and I found myself wanting to analyze the novel as I read it. Which slowed me down. Aside from that – her