Notes from the Writing Nook

Expect the Unexpected

Expect the Unexpected

No, this isn’t an episode of Big Brother! But I suddenly find myself working on an unexpected project! If you remember my posts from way back in…February, I was trying to come up with the plot for the next Reaper book. But before that, I’d started to re-outline the first book. I felt the middle…

The Mary Factor

The Mary Factor

So, as I’ve been going over the Zero Draft of my 2nd witchy book, I started to see that a number of scenes are too similar. I feel like my characters are having the same conversations over multiple scenes. And if I’m bored with those chapters, readers will be, too. Over dinner on Friday, I…

March 2024 Intentions

March 2024 Intentions

Is the year flying by for everyone or is it just me? Time is strange, isn’t it? We’re almost heading into spring, but it’s been a pretty mild winter here in Toronto. We’ve had a few snowstorms, but they mostly melt within a few days. Honestly, I can’t wait for grilling season! But, before those…

Progress is Progress

So, I finally started outlining my novella idea, one I’ve had for a while, a story that I sort of tried writing last year but didn’t get very far with it. Knowing Camp NaNo was coming up again, I figured yeah, I can just polish off my outline, change things a bit and work on…