Journal

For those reading along, I’ve just posted Chapter 7.  

Hello internet, I’ve tried going about this the old fashioned way and contacting museums, historians, even the tourism board, with no luck. So, I’m turning to you. I need a research assistant in Antigua. I’m willing to pay for help. While I’d love to have just one assistant, if I need to break the tasks

I spent most of the weekend teaching a writing class so my forward progress on the novel slowed a little bit, but… Chapter 6 is up.  

We are thrilled to announce Out of Excuses II: the second annual Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat! Our event last year was a resounding success, so we’ve polished our microphones and carved out our schedules and we’re raring to go. And we want you to join us! Read the full details at the Writing Excuses

If you are reading along, Chapter 5 is up. La!

He stopped and for a moment appeared to hold his breath. It was imperfectly held, though, and a small thin stream of air leaked out in a tiny whine such as an Asgardian god might make after being thrashed by Hulk.

So, as I write, I often use [square brackets] as place holders for things I need to look up later. This offers you the opportunity to play MadLibs with my work in progress. A cheer went up from a crowd of sailors bunched around the [part of ship] An enclosed [type of carriage] with a

And because I know people will ask… The set of lab glass is something Rob and I picked up early in our marriage. We use the large ones for water at our dinner parties. The books are the complete works of Hawthorne from 1879 The wind-up toys are something that my family has been collecting

If you’ve been reading along, I just added a new scene to chapter 2. Look for the line, “She is a Countess,” and continue from there.

Had a lovely productive day at Letizia’s Natural Bakery, my writing spot of choice in Chicago. As a result, there is a new chapter for those reading along as I write Of Noble Family. Do you want to read along as well? Hop over to the post with the ground rules.

Rob and I had a lovely weekend, which was mostly spent being domestic and attending to various marital duties. I did, however, write a chapter.

For those of you reading along as I write Of Noble Family, I just posted Chapter two. If you are wondering what I’m talking about, I am writing the fifth book in The Glamourist Histories, and letting people read along as I go. Want to join in? Pop over to this post to read the ground