I did it, friends! My debut novel is in the self-publishing process – with a tentative release date of January 2020. Those of you who’ve followed along on this journey likely recall my many claims of “finishing” my book; draft after draft after draft. I held it tight, afraid no one could love it asContinue reading “Debut Novel Coming Jan 2020!”
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Day Seven of the 111 Day Writer’s Journey
DAY SEVEN: This’ll Be Brief Tonight’s entry in my daily writer’s log will be brief. Why? I’m too busy working on my novels/TV pilot draft It’s a jam-packed night of returning TV dramas that are on my must-watch list I tried something a little different when I got home from work – I took aContinue reading “Day Seven of the 111 Day Writer’s Journey”
Novel Update
After completing the latest draft of my YA novel, I read through the content with an objective perspective and asked myself the hard questions: Do I want to keep reading? Do any key elements get lost in the dialogue or subplots? Are there any characters that don’t move the story forward? Who is the storyContinue reading “Novel Update”
Day 21 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: Novel
111 Day Artistic Spirit Pledge: Spiritual Growth Through Creative Expression Day 21: A Novel Poem Art’s healing power Spirits existing beyond physical form Family connections that strengthen and stress Themes that shape my Young Adult novel A young girl who searches for her place in the world A mother who seeks to protect herContinue reading “Day 21 of the Artistic Spirit Pledge: Novel”
The Love of an Aunt Holds No Bounds
Family in its various forms inspired the creation of my premier novel. One of the key relationships is the one between my protagonist, Gracie, and her oldest cousin. More like sisters, the two bonded very early on. They spent years apart yet they share a connection that could very well help heal their entire family. I’ve spentContinue reading “The Love of an Aunt Holds No Bounds”
An Artist’s Dream
“I had interesting dreams last night.” Those words escape my lips at least 3-4 times a week, but I seldom write down the details. Even now, as I sit at my laptop and draft this blog post, flashes of the dreams slow my typing. I believe very firmly in the power of dreams – notContinue reading “An Artist’s Dream”
Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down
Summer started beautifully. My West Coast family came to visit for a few weeks, trips to amusements and NYC were had and healthy eating was all the rage. Plus, I was making significant progress in my novel and looked forward to its completion. Then, it nearly went up in flames – literally! The apartmentContinue reading “Ashes, Ashes, I Won’t Fall Down”
Third Times a Charm
It’s been a productive few months. In my prior blog entry, I wrote about how I somehow managed to lose the most recent version of Part 2 of my novel. Since then, I had to admit that I’d gone off-course. I got so intrigued by the secondary characters and their subplots that I made myContinue reading “Third Times a Charm”
Stuck in the Middle
Quite literally actually. This is very difficult for me to come to terms with but…I have misplaced the most up-to-date version of Part 2 in my novel. I have a version saved but I know that I made significant changes in story, tense and dialogue. I’ve looked in all the places I would’ve saved aContinue reading “Stuck in the Middle”
Character Representations
I visualize my characters as living, breathing manifestations of people I love, those I’ve met and artists who inspire me. In that vein, because my characters are important to the world in which the story exists I have certain actors and actresses that I can see portraying them when the novel is made into a film. NoticeContinue reading “Character Representations”
Kelly Deeny 