A Little Break

A dragon, a bear and a young women playing a flute

Healing Spirit – Leoclare ICQ by HARNISKA

My dad passed last week, after a brief illness. I’m heartbroken and still trying to process how sudden it all was. I’ll be taking a bit of a break. Hopefully back at it next week.

Until then…hug those you love.

Work Wednesday: Joy of Rewriting

I wrote this on social media this week: “I feel like I have hammered and honed chapter two into a lovely opening to act 1.” No matter how I might gripe about the process, rewrites are actually very satisfying. Watching a story come sharply into focus is thrilling.

Old calendar poster of pin-up girl, her dog and a sports car on the beach

As I mentioned last week, Full Sail, the third book in the TJ Wilde Trilogy, needs some major rewrites. The problems were glaring by the time I hit chapters twelve and thirteen.