by Mary | Aug 28, 2013 | EPITAPH, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
It’s not the book. It’s me. I am completely fed up with every single word I’ve written. I am convinced that there is not a single interesting fact or phrase in the entire manuscript. I am bored numb by every character except for the two who appear at...
by Mary | Jul 28, 2013 | Children of God, DOC, EPITAPH, THE SPARROW, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
As I type this, I’m printing out the complete first draft of Epitaph. Getting all the way to the end of the story was an excuse for a low-key celebration on Friday evening: a margarita and dinner at Applebee’s, not the champagne and four-star restaurant...
by Mary | Jul 17, 2013 | EPITAPH, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
If you have access to Ancestry.com or enjoy digging around in census records, etc., I could use more information about John H. Flood, Jr. Mr. Flood served as private secretary to Wyatt and Josie Earp in Los Angeles between 1911 and 1944. During those years, he became...
by Mary | Jul 12, 2013 | EPITAPH, What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
Well, here I am, writing a blog post when I’m one chapter away from completing the first draft of Epitaph. Why? Because I woke up at 5 AM with an urgent desire to read a biography of William S. Hart. Bill Hart was the silent film-era Western star who befriended...
by Mary | Mar 14, 2013 | Just for fun!, What I'm working on now.
This morning, the Higgs Boson discovery was confirmed by additional data analysis. Pope Francis picked up his own bags at his hotel on the way back to the Vatican last night. Another eighteen people were blown up in Iraq for no particular reason. And what am I...
by Mary | Feb 23, 2013 | What I'm working on now., Writer Tech
After my last blog, a reader asked, “With the ton of research you must do, how do you tackle it? Do you live in the library archives for months and take notes? Are you a 3 x 5 card kinda gal recording data into several categories, or do you devour books from the...
