Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 10:41PM I'm here, without a title.
All this can mean is that somewhere in the middle of ND, an author is quite possibly losing her mind. I don't necessarily recommend this kind of intense writing, but if you're up for up, by all means, write away. I've sustained 214 pages so far, so I must be doing something right...
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 8:40AM I woke up too early to a cat who was making it clear that she wanted food, and a dog who was jealous of the cat. One thing led to another, and here I sit drinking a caramel soy latte and trying to turn a negative [waking up hours before I would have liked] into a positive [more time to write].
I spent my afternoon yesterday in Grand Forks, ND doing a reading/book signing at the Public Library. It was my second time there, and I once again had an amazing experience [they even made me a cake with the cover art of my second book!]. I also had my first television interview, which, thanks to a very long wait at a restaurant, I missed by about five minutes.
Now that I'm back in writing mode, it's time to get some work done. I managed to get a couple pages down last night, and I hope to get a lot more than that done before the end of the day...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 3:13PM I'm in an amazing place creatively at the moment. I've written 81 pages since last Wednesday, and I feel like the well's just starting to flow. I talk a lot about trusting your gut when writing, which is hard to explain when I'm not in the moment. But I was remembering today exactly what it feels like... It's like a fever pouring out of my fingertips onto the keyboard. It's starting a new chapter, and typing the first sentence that pops into my head and knowing that it's right. It's asking the story where it wants to go instead of assuming. It's words on paper—it's magic.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 9:14PM 
These are just a few of the 1" pin-back buttons I'll have for sale at CoreCon this weekend in Moorhead, MN, along with my novels and some other merchandise. Cost to attend for the weekend is $40, which includes admittance to all events. For more info please visit www.fargocorecon.org.
I will be available throughout the convention to hang out. Please come talk to me about my novels, writing, whatever. I'm very excited about this weekend and look forward to meeting you!
Sunday, April 29, 2012 at 1:22PM I was attempting to write a post about the conference I attended this weekend, and it ended up with Command A, Delete. While I was very appreciative of the conference, and speakers, and people I was able to meet, I still felt a slight disconnect from their world. I don't have names to drop, I don't have credentials to flash around. I am just a girl who loves to write. And write. And revise, of course. And then write some more.
As I told my friend last night, I gots my learnin' from the streets. I figured out how to write books by reading books, and then writing them. Many of my novels serve only to reflect what I was doing wrong before I was able to figure out what to do right. Any success I've had [and trust me, I use that word lightly] is directly attributed not to my endless fever to write, but to a core group of people whose persistent encouragement and gentle critiques have shaped me into a tolerable [I hope] author.
My love for writing must outweigh any other motivation. I fear that were I ever to lose sight of that, I very well may lose my mind as well...
