Hey, how are you today? Well, this week I got stuck into the final read-thru of my current revision. That means I sat down with my Paperwhite and read the story from start to finish. This is when any weird sentences or repeated words stand out. Also, awkward phrasing and any excess. Durin…

Well, we've almost reached the end of 2023, so I suppose it's time to chat about my goals. This year turned out to be packed full of stuff. My husband became a bus driver, which flipped our routine. I managed to get my writing back on track after spending so much of the last few y…

Hey, how are you today? What's new with you? This week, I've been busy working on the final read-thru of my current revision project. That's when I sit down with my Paperwhite and read the story from start to finish. It's also when any weird sentences or  repetition really…

Hey! How are you today? Well, it's Friday. The 1st of September. The first day of spring. And the coldest day we've had for a while. I went for a nice and long walk earlier and the wind chilled me to the bone. 🥶 Anyway, enough about the weather. This turned out to be another busy…

Hey! How are you today? It's time to post another New Year tradition on my blog. I've been posting a screenshot of my previous year's Word Count Tracking Sheets for a while. So, why stop now? 😁 So, here are my 2022 stats: Total words written: 160,534. Total pages revised 3,…

Last year, while working on the edit for WALL OF DOLLS , I decided it was time to put a Revision Plan  together... It took me well over a year to complete this goal. I started in April 2021 and finished September 2022. The plan was long and involved a lot of hard work, but I committed b…

Hey! Long time no blog, huh? So, how are you? What's new? What have you been up to? 😁 After getting several revision drafts done in a row, I decided to take most of August off, and spent it with my awesome husband while he was between jobs. It was a lovely break and prepared me for t…

Hey! How are you today? What have you been doing? Here in Oz, the Covid situation keeps getting worse. The daily case numbers are still too high, and the deaths make me very sad. Still, people refuse to wear masks and continue to pack into crowded places without any social distancing. The…

Hey! How are you today? I hope you're all having a nice week. The world is such a shitty place at the moment. I can't believe we're allowing religious fucking zealot fascists to have any sort of political power. Not for the first time, I have to wonder: WTF is wrong with peopl…

Hey! How's everyone this week?  Well, the world is still a dumpster fire but at least the shittiest Prime Minister in Australian History & his Dodgy Crew of Bastards have been voted out. Or should I say, booted? YES!! That's right, Australia now has a Labor government at the h…

Hey! How are you today? Well, it's Thursday and today it was time to take care of a few last-minute revision tweaks. Yeah, I always end up with a list of rep words and details to double check before calling the project done. Anyway, here are the stats:  Monday: 38/79 pgs (28,956w) T…

Well, I know it's Thursday, but today I finished my latest Revision Project so I thought I'd pop in. How are you? The Covid situation around here still sucks. The numbers have been just below 1k daily this week and the vaccination numbers are going up, but I doubt I'll ever …

Well, it's Friday and I thought I'd pop in to post an update. Things in NSW are going from bad to worse. We've been suffering through this half-arsed mockdown for 8 WEEKS now and instead of getting better, the case number are getting out of control. We've had 600+ cases fo…

Hey! How are you today? Well, NSW is officially on lockdown. Actually, it started last Saturday and will go on for two weeks because the infection rates keep going up at a steady pace. There were actually a few outbreaks in several places in our own suburb, so it's bloody scary. So mu…

Hey! How are you today? Hope your week is going well. I'm feeling good at the moment because I tackled the final read-thru of Destiny  and it went well. Just to jog your memory, this is when I put the finished novel on my Paperwhite, sit down on the couch and read the story from start…

Hello again! Well, this week, it was back to editing for me. This time it was the final edit of my upcoming YA horror novel, Wall of Dolls . Because I'm such a double checker (or is that glutton for punishment? 😂) of course I read the whole thing again. This time felt more like a pro…

Yesterday, I posted this on Twitter:   That's right. After calling my slasher novel complete last week , I decided to grab my Paperwhite and re-read it. 😁 I know, it was supposed to be done and I was sure I'd moved on, but I was wrong. There was a little voice inside my he…

Hey! How are you today? What's new this week? The world is still a hellhole suffering through a global pandemic too many morons are trying to convince themselves is over, so we're still staying away from people and protecting ourselves with masks and hygiene. This week I comple…