Starlog

  • What the… Oh My Gosh, Oh No, Oh Crap, and whatever…

    Final edits can be maddening, can’t they? As I go through my list of overused words, I always find new things that make me giggle. My current giggle-a-thon is coming in the form of teenage explicatives.  They sound perfectly right in-context. “Oh my gosh, you are not going to do that!” Buy when I ran a… Read more

  • Write a Story with Me # 36 – Daddy wake up! by Jennifer M. Eaton

    I’m bringing it back to the battle string this week, ’cause that’s where the party’s at!  Let’s rock! 36 – Jennifer M. Eaton – “Daddy, wake up!” Yoran lulled in and out of consciousness.  Echoing blasts of battle and the throttling of wind pummeled his mind. “Daddy, Daddy wake up.” Marci’s voice seeped into his… Read more

  • Sunday Snippets Critique Blog Hop: The First 250 Words of my New Novel, OPTIMAL RED

    Oh Yeah! It’s the Sunday Snippets Critique Blog Hop! . In this hop, participants post 250 words of their work in progress to be critiqued.  Then everyone hops around to critique others.  Don’t have a post of your own?  We’d love a critique anyway!  And next time you can sign up yourself (see below) All… Read more

  • My First Rejection Letter

    Okay, it had to happen sooner or later. After three publications, I’ve finally received the inevitable “slap” of a rejection.  When I opened it and started reading, the email could have gone both ways, and then it slipped into… “We are no longer able to reply to each query individually, but please be assured we… Read more

  • Please don’t send me to the slush pile! I’ve been good!

    A temporary goodbye to the Little Blue Lady from Mars You are going to shove me into your hard drive and never look at me again. No, I’m not! I promise! But I’m a rehabilitated alien!  I made cookies last week and everything! It’s not that.  Your interviews have been great. Hundreds of people have… Read more

  • The Struggle Continues – Putting the plans into action – Our Journey with the Total Transformation #10

    Last week I tried something new to get my youngest and middle child to sleep.  My 9 year old went to bed right away.  My youngest, literally seconds after agreeing to the new incentive, started screaming about it.  I did what I needed to do.  I gave the “good” mark to the older child, and… Read more