Writing Progress, February 19, 2023
Revising is a slog, y'all. When I can't see the wordcount piling up, when some days I actually cut words, when I look at the same passages over and over again, it feels like I'm going nowhere. But looking back to where I was only a month ago, I can see progress. I finished drafting my short story, tentatively titled "Seduce Me" but still "New Workplace" below. Then I started revising Tempt Me. Not gonna lie, revising NaNoWriMo drafts is...challenging. NaNo is all about getting words on the...
The Story Behind the Story – Trip Me Up
Some of you have read Trip Me Up, which is a rom-com about Sam Jones, a computer science grad student who creates an artificial intelligence program that accidentally writes a novel. When the novel unexpectedly becomes a runaway bestseller, Sam’s editor partners her with Niall, an actual novelist, on a book tour, and, of course, shenanigans ensue. (Yes, there’s an adorable dog!) I came up with the idea when I heard about the A.I.-written Harry Potter fanfiction. I imagined what it might be...
Writing Progress, January 17, 2023
It's only 17 days into the new year, and I'm already feeling the pressure. This year, I've got two competing priorities: writing more words and leveling up. I've committed to writing three new projects this year (and would love to add a fourth, but let's not get ahead of ourselves). These are a short story for an anthology ("New Workplace" below, just started drafting today), the sixth book in my Synergy Workplace Romance series (Tempt Me, still waiting for its revision), and a sequel in a new...
