Today I have a tiny chapter for you. I was tempted to combine it with another, but it's a perfect gem on it's own. It's also the first time the two main character see each other. So, I decided to leave it as is. It's the first time we have two viewpoints in the same … Continue reading Chapter 12
Today I passed the 50% mark on the new book and that is something to celebrate. For a while there, I thought I was going to scrap this book like I have the other failed starts before it. If you're a regular reader, you know that I was flirting with changing it from 3rd person … Continue reading Halfway Home
What is that quote about good intentions? Well, the less said, the better. I went into my July vacation with the very best of intentions. I was going to write 1k words a day and they would be wonderful. Did that happen? Heck, no. But I did read two books, spent time in the sun, … Continue reading Good Intentions
Next weekend marks the start of the vacation I used to set a deadline for myself weeks ago when life wasn't so hard. Today I have to admit, I am nowhere near reaching the finish line. In the last week I have started writing again which is good, but it's too little, too late. At … Continue reading Well, here we are.
Fellow parents will back me up on this, the end of the school year is the ultimate test of both your stamina and time management. So many tasks, performances and deadlines that we long for June with all our might. It's all rush, rush, rush to the last day. The last few weeks I've been … Continue reading Maybe I Need a Deadline
So, you may have noticed that there was no post last week. I let my anxiety get the better of me and I had an entirely unproductive week outside of my day job. My house didn’t get clean, I wrote maybe 1k words, I focused all my energy on getting the necessary stuff done and … Continue reading Week ? Oops.
As a reader of romance, both contemporary and historical, I am completely okay with the use of tropes. What's a trope? It's a commonly used literary theme or motif like 'city girl moves to the country and falls for its native son.' As Ecclesiastes says "There is no new thing under the sun." You could … Continue reading The Trouble With Tropes
Do you folks know I have a book coming out? I do! But you'd think it was a secret since I've been too busy to let anyone know. Ah, life. You know how it is. The Redemption Road is coming out in August, just days away! This is the third and final book in the … Continue reading Almost Here – The Third and Final Book!
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Last night was my very first book signing/book talk. Other than me speaking far too fast, forgetting to take out my gum, and accidentally wearing my sneakers instead of the pair of strappy sandals I had picked out, it went well. One of the things I had talked about was how I often cut scenes … Continue reading Here’s A Little Something For You
Christa MacDonald 