I'm happy to say that I am participating in NaNoWriMo again this year. Last year the competition gave me the push I needed to finish Heather and John's story in Fighting for Heather. This year, Rio and Raven's outline and notes are being put together and the writing has commenced!
I may not finish this book this month, but I imagine it will be done by the first of 2017.
Stay tuned!
Mac is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
:)
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
I have to admit...
I just dusted off my notes and completed chapters of Raven and Rio's story and read through all of it tonight.
It made me happy.
I will make time to work on it soon. I promise. :)
MKP
It made me happy.
I will make time to work on it soon. I promise. :)
MKP
Friday, June 10, 2016
Life can be so unexpected...
When I accepted that it was time to jump back into the workforce and start earning a more predictable paycheck, I wasn't sure what to expect.
What I did expect was to work somewhere between 20 and 30 hours per week so that I would be home with my kiddos before and after school. And I did find that - except I voluntarily accepted more hours if I could work from home during those times. So 20 hours turned to 40 hours each week very quickly...and then 40 hours turned into 45-50 depending on what was happening at the office.
THEN, the kids got out of school and our schedule blew up. I was asked to come on full-time in the office as a manager. By the grace of God and a ridiculous amount of random luck, one of my good friends happened to have a college-aged daughter looking for work this summer, so I hired her as our "nanny." She is AH-mazing! Seriously. If I didn't know and love her mama, I'd steal her away forever.
Anyway, life is nuts. Seriously.
A little while ago, my very best friend got hurt in an accident and spent weeks in ICU because of a brain injury. I am thrilled to say that she is on the road to recovery, but it was terrifying and shocking to all of us and has been a struggle - for her, obviously - for her family and friends while we stood around frustratingly helpless while she fought to regain her strength.
So. Life has been unexpected in a lot of ways. BUT, the voices in my head are still there. (That sounds...bad. Don't tell anyone I said that.) I've been tinkering off and on with little bits and pieces of stories, poking around and seeing who was going to take over and what will be written next. I honestly still don't know...but I do plan to return! At some point. :)
Love that there are lovely people out there keeping an eye on my stuff and asking about me. Y'all are the best.
In the words of the Terminator:
I'll be back!
MKP
What I did expect was to work somewhere between 20 and 30 hours per week so that I would be home with my kiddos before and after school. And I did find that - except I voluntarily accepted more hours if I could work from home during those times. So 20 hours turned to 40 hours each week very quickly...and then 40 hours turned into 45-50 depending on what was happening at the office.
THEN, the kids got out of school and our schedule blew up. I was asked to come on full-time in the office as a manager. By the grace of God and a ridiculous amount of random luck, one of my good friends happened to have a college-aged daughter looking for work this summer, so I hired her as our "nanny." She is AH-mazing! Seriously. If I didn't know and love her mama, I'd steal her away forever.
Anyway, life is nuts. Seriously.
A little while ago, my very best friend got hurt in an accident and spent weeks in ICU because of a brain injury. I am thrilled to say that she is on the road to recovery, but it was terrifying and shocking to all of us and has been a struggle - for her, obviously - for her family and friends while we stood around frustratingly helpless while she fought to regain her strength.
So. Life has been unexpected in a lot of ways. BUT, the voices in my head are still there. (That sounds...bad. Don't tell anyone I said that.) I've been tinkering off and on with little bits and pieces of stories, poking around and seeing who was going to take over and what will be written next. I honestly still don't know...but I do plan to return! At some point. :)
Love that there are lovely people out there keeping an eye on my stuff and asking about me. Y'all are the best.
In the words of the Terminator:
I'll be back!
MKP
Monday, January 4, 2016
Real life and schedules
I walked away from writing for a few weeks while the kids were out of school. They go back tomorrow but I'm also looking for a "real" job right now, too. I have no idea what will happen in the months to come.
Rio and Raven will get their story - I just don't have a timeline right now for finishing/publishing it.
For those who have read my first two novels: Don't forget about me!
I absolutely plan to continue writing, but it will have to be an after-hours kind of thing. With two kids, that limits my time in the evenings, too.
Thanks for sticking with me! I'll let you know how things are going when I have a better idea of what's happening around here.
:)
MKP
Rio and Raven will get their story - I just don't have a timeline right now for finishing/publishing it.
For those who have read my first two novels: Don't forget about me!
I absolutely plan to continue writing, but it will have to be an after-hours kind of thing. With two kids, that limits my time in the evenings, too.
Thanks for sticking with me! I'll let you know how things are going when I have a better idea of what's happening around here.
:)
MKP
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