Archive for the ‘Being an Author’ Category

Blocked Yet Again

Not sure if the title of this post is exactly accurate, but it’ll do. I’ve now had two major computer problems (first the hard drive died and now I have a major trojan virus) that have put me way way behind schedule not only with client work and online business endeavors, but also with writing. [...]

Stuck on Editing … and Editing … and

I’ve spent the last few days hung up on editing and re-editing the first 30+ pages of my manuscript. Mainly, I had a flash of brilliance (at least I think so!) which has caused me to go back and change a clue here, re-structure which character did what, etc. I have also jumped towards the [...]

I’m Catching the Bug Again!

Finally! Geesh! Took long enough for me to re-catch that writing bug. It’s been roughly 3-4 months since I did any serious writing on my murder mystery novel. I hate that. I’ve been asked how that is going and it is embarrassing to say that I haven’t been writing. But, at least I was honest [...]

Lots of Homicide Research

The other day I went to the library with my husband. I was not planning on checking any books out only because I have a lot on my plate as it is right now. However, I spotted a book and it led to me checking out 5 books. I doubt I’ll be able to read [...]

Getting a Police Consult

Between my day job and working on my affiliate marketing, I have spent little time on my novel. We really need more time in a day and days in a week. However, I was able to get the name of the officer I should talk to for consulting about murder scene investigation procedure. Now, I [...]