Tag Archives: finishing what I started

Back In The Saddle Again

Posted on May 15, 2014 by sheilamcclune

I’ve been a bad, bad person. Not only have I been neglecting my blog, but I haven’t been getting a lot of writing done, either. I could lie and make up some excuse about how life has been busy (it … Continue reading →

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Writing Thursday: NaNo Is Coming…

Posted on October 17, 2013 by sheilamcclune

Okay, so unless you’re brand-new around here, you know that NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, in which I and millions of other people across the country endeavor to prove ourselves certifiably insane by attempting to write a 50,000-word … Continue reading →

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Writing Thursday: Finishing What I Started, June 2012 Edition

Posted on June 1, 2012 by sheilamcclune

So.  Here it is, the beginning of June, and so far, I’ve met three of my writing goals for the year: Completed deep edits on Book 1 of The Daughters of August Winterbourne. Submitted same to a publisher (still waiting … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday: An Apology and Some Link Salad

Posted on April 30, 2012 by sheilamcclune

Dear Blog, I’m sorry.  I neglected you shamefully last week.  It was my fault for planning poorly.  But I was also working to get the first seven chapters of my manuscript, The Daughters of August Winterbourne, edited and spiffed up, … Continue reading →

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Writing Thursday: Why Not Take All Of Me; or, Reducing Wordiness

Posted on March 15, 2012 by sheilamcclune

For the past few weeks, I’ve been a woman on a mission. I’ve been trying to reduce my work-in-progress, The Daughters Of August Winterbourne (Book I) down to 125,000 words.  The first draft weighed in at around 185,000 words; the … Continue reading →

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Writing Thursday: Help Wanted; or, Would You Like To Read A Story?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by sheilamcclune

My big news this week is that I’ve finally, finally finished my second draft of The Daughters Of August Winterbourne, Book 1.  (And yes, I know I need a snazzier title than that.  Working on it.  Really.) So now I’ve … Continue reading →

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Writing Thursday: The Revision Grind; or, Advice From The Trenches

Posted on January 19, 2012 by sheilamcclune

For those of you who are curious, yes, I am in fact still hard at work revising the first book in the Winterbourne series.  I’m currently on page 211 out of 249, which means I’m … uh … roughly 85% … Continue reading →

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New Year, Old Project: The Cookbook Update

Posted on January 3, 2012 by sheilamcclune

Hello, and Happy New Year, interwebs!  I decided to take last week off from blogging–from the internet in general, actually–which is why there were no postings last week.  I probably should have announced it in advance, but it was a … Continue reading →

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Working Through The Rough Bits; or, What To Do When The Words Just Won’t Come Out

Posted on July 11, 2011 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) I’ve been plugging slowly, stolidly away on my current WIP, working title “Fairies Living At The Bottom Of The Garden.” But it’s going slowly. Very slowly. I know why it’s going slowly: … Continue reading →

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Doing The (Head) Hop; or, Whose Line Is It, Anyway?

Posted on April 24, 2011 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) (Sigh. This is actually last week’s entry. This week’s entry is still to come.) Yesterday, I got out one of my older works-in-progress, a Regency romance that I started way back when … Continue reading →

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In The Home Stretch; or Are We There Yet?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot)   (I know, I know. This is actually last Thursday’s posting, running a little late again. I’ll try to do tomorrow’s on time…) So here I am, closing in on the end … Continue reading →

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The End; or Finish What You Started

Posted on March 19, 2010 by sheilamcclune

(This posting originally appeared on The Melt-Ink Pot) Last Saturday, I completed the first draft of my work in progress, The Daughters of August Winterbourne. It’s always a strange feeling for me, finishing a book. For some reason, the endings … Continue reading →

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