November 11, 2009
Things Are Coming Together
Lots of good things happening right now.
My editor at Samhain has announced a very cool contest with a great prize for later this month. Also, I’ll be putting together a few contests of my own for the launch of The Curse of Culgraig. So keep checking back to learn more. 
I just hit 19K and change on my NaNoWriMo story. Yay! The good thing about writing at a break neck speed, there’s no time for the self-doubt demon to pop up and tell me that my opening is dull or my characters are flat, or any of the other little nit-picks that would usually have me halting progress and going back to rework or scrapping it altogether. My daily work goal is 2K, double what I normally try to write in a day, and I’m thinking I may try to maintain it even after NaNo is over…but, we’ll see. Ask me again at the end of next week.
I’m neglecting Blood and Bone terribly, but I suspect I needed the break. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get a little more done this afternoon.
The counter and back splash has finally been installed in my kitchen. WooHoo!!! You remember my kitchen, don’t you? That renovation we started back in June, and we’re still working on. But the end is truly in sight. All that’s left is the baseboards and painting the kitchen chairs. And even without those things done my kitchen looks amazing. I promise I will post pics when it’s done.
Mood: Up
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Hey Dawn,
November 15th, 2009 at 12:45 amJust wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed reading Living Lies. It was absolutely riveting and I can’t wait to read more of your work.
Thanks, Anna! I’m so pleased you enjoyed it. And thanks so much for taking the time to let me know. I really appreciate it.
November 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pmCongrats on your progress Dawn! Good for you for quieting that internal editor. I have so much trouble with mine. She holds me up all the time.
November 16th, 2009 at 3:16 amThanks Roni! Chanting the mantra “I’ll fix it on the rewrite” seems to be working to drown out that internal editor. It’s tough, though.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm