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Monday Menu: Garden Fresh Recipes

My garden is doing okay this summer, but not spectacular. So, while I have a counter full of tomatoes, not really enough to worry about freezing this year. But I still need to them up. So I made two tomato-heavy recipes this weekend. Salsa and salad.

 

tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and green pepper chopped on a cutting board

I had one lone cucumber in the garden this week, so of course it was time for a summer staple.

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Work Wednesday: TJ Speaks

Dark haired woman standing at a window
Delilah by Henry Clive 1930

Continuing the discussion on the rewrites for Full Sail and what is working and what is most definitely not.

By the time I was editing chapters twelve and thirteen, I knew I had to stop and regroup. The entire feel of the book was off. And most importantly, I had lost TJ’s voice around chapter five.

Dancer in yellow, dancer in red dancing a tango

TJ’s voice is complex and filled with self-deprecation, humor, self-doubt and defiance. Sharp edges and deep emotions. And somehow, I had flattened out all her fun curves.

The only way I knew to find her again was to go back to the beginning. And the beginning was Run Aground. I queued up the audiobook and began to rediscover my muse.

When I can manage to write again, I think she is back strong, in all her depth and complexity. I suspect, as I return to the process, she’ll bring me comfort as we complete our journey together.