Quote of the Day
Janet Reid on her blog, Query Shark/, said the following:
“Madmen are over used as villains and even in thrillers they are boring. The most interesting and compelling villains are the ones who would describe themselves as heroes of the story.”
This is exactly why I’m having trouble with my antagonist, he’s boring.
Tis the Season
For running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I love Christmas but I hate how busy I am. Between the shopping, wrapping and baking there are the parties with family and friends on top of old friends in for the holidays. All of it is important to me so none of it can be offloaded.
Tonight I’m waiting for the husband to arrive home so I can run out the door. One of my dearestestestest friends from high school is visiting her parents and carved out an evening to get together for dinner. I’m so looking forward to seeing her but I’m but I could definitely do without this headache. Dinner for the family is cooking and should be done right on time so hubby doesn’t have to figure out whether the pork chops are fully cooked or not. My hair is passable and my clothes survived the day unscathed so I don’t have to worry about that.
The funny thing is that the more nights I go out the more I feel like I need a night out. Something isn’t jiving there. I’m guessing that what I really need is a week of nights in to get caught up on sleep and sanity. Perhaps in January. That’s probably when I’ll get around to editing more than just the prologue too. Happy Holidays!
The Editing Begins
This week we have a painter in the house turning our blue bedroom and the yellow bathroom green. The bathroom, at least, is a big improvement. The jury is still out on the brown bedroom but at least the workmanship is top notch. By Wednesday every room in the house will be [...]
