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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Cozy Mystery Progress

It's been 21 days since I started working on my cozy mystery, and I'm happy to report that I am making progress as promised!

Today, I actually wrote the first scene for the story. Up to now, I have been busy working on a plot outline, developing my characters, and creating a setting. Not all of this is finished, but I have a good working outline. So, I decided to at least start the story. I'll have to continue working on my characters and settings and plot, but I'm at a place where I can at least begin.

I am using Scrivener, which I love. I have created a cast of characters using a template I created from several books. I have mapped out my town, however, I can already see some changes that need to be made. More on this later. I have a skeleton plot. My biggest challenge at this point is my villain. I'm having a bit of trouble coming up with one I like. I have one I'm working with, but I'm not sure if he's a keeper. Lots to think about!

In the midst of all this, I am teaching at Cornerstone Tutorial Center, playing chauffeur for my husband, Bill, and packing for my move in April. It's a lot to juggle, but I'm determined to keep on keeping on. I had three days where I did not write at all; but, thanks to Ramona's Sprint, I am writing a minimum of one hour a day. It's not much, but it's all I've got right now. I feel like the turtle in The Tortoise and the Hare!

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Social Media, Blogging, and Moving

In the process of preparing for our move to an independent living facility, my husband found this video which was recorded on a CD and subsequently misplaced. I thought I had lost it. 

So here's the story: Back in 2007, I went back to college and started a blog called Empty Nest Mom Goes to College. Long story short, Good Morning American and Ladies' Home Journal were looking for a subject to use in their story on adult women returning to college. They found my blog and the rest is history. A 5 minute claim to fame! Unfortunately, you can't see the video any longer.


Sunday, January 11, 2015

Writing Progress

So, I've been a part of the writer's sprint for 10 days now and I wrote one hour per day for all but one of those days. So, I feel pretty good about that. Still working on developing characters and basic plot. But, with only one hour a day to spend on it, I can expect it to take a long time. Perhaps after my move, I will be able to spend more time on writing.

Friday, January 2, 2015

Mystery Writers Unite!

If any of my readers are interested in writing mysteries, I invite you to join Sisters-in-Crime.



And, for those of you like me who are really new at this, they have a subgroup called Guppies.



I've only been a member myself for a couple of weeks and already I have learned much more about writing a mystery AND I've found some online support to help motivate me to accomplish what I want to accomplish. I'm very excited I found this group. I only wish there were more in Oklahoma so that we could me face to face!