Welll, I made it about 1/3 the way across this morning. A giant squid didn’t grab me; I had to stop because my new fins were too heavy and weighed me down instead of propelling me across the river. Plus, I’ve been training in a calm water pool and wasn’t prepared for the slappy littleContinue reading “Swimming the Willamette, part 2”
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Wild swimming
Tomorrow I’m doing my first open water swim across the Willamette River. It’s a half mile round trip, so not that far, and I’m going with a group of experienced swimmers, plus a swim buddy to watch over me. I know I can do it, but I’m scared. I’m afraid that something that doesn’t exist,Continue reading “Wild swimming”
Trilogy becomes a Duology
Change of plan, my three Ysabel books are of such uneven lengths, from longish to very short, that a trilogy won’t work unless I shove a new plot into book three, which I don’t want to do. So, the trilogy becomes a duology. I have to figure out how to recut the three books intoContinue reading “Trilogy becomes a Duology”
Writing a trilogy
I have neglected you, little blog. Book 3 of the Ysabel the Summoner trilogy is demanding all my attention. The story is there, many chapters have been written, and now I’m in the middle of a major rewrite. I’m fleshing out moments I flew past. And of course, there are a lot of them WritingContinue reading “Writing a trilogy”
Killing our darlings
Though I hate to do it, sometimes it’s for the best. I’m working on book three of my Ysabel series and was stuck trying to fit in a long scene that I liked, but it overly complicated the story and trying to make it work was pushing a boulder uphill. Once I got rid ofContinue reading “Killing our darlings”
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