I started a blog post called “Ready to Synopsize East of Yesterday” but I never finished the post and now I am finished with both the synopsis and the query.
Tag: Highway to Yesterday
Eight Things I Edited For. So far.
Over the last few weeks, I have been going back and forth over my manuscript, tightening up the language. Here are the things that I can recall looking for in
Recent Research – 80s Jewelry and Old Highways
At left are a pair of earrings from the 80s. I remember these, but I never wore any, myself. I tried pierced ears when I was thirteen, but I always
Revising East of Yesterday – Plus Stuff
Here is a cool drugstore pic from the 1920s. Whenever I blog about East of Yesterday, I’m going to try to find a cool old picture to go with it, to
East of Yesterday Complete!
Exciting news! I have finally finish drafting East of Yesterday! Here’s some quick stats: Genre – Time Travel Historical with light science fiction elements Length – 111,000 words Point-of-View –
I’m Back! And Fun with Names
Wow. My last post was on Thanksgiving. I didn’t mean to take a hiatus, but I guess I did. Tomorrow I go back to work, so I guess life will
Could I Be Finished and Just Didn’t Know It?
I was thinking about how to do this final confrontation at the end of my book when I thought of a plot twist that I loved. But I realized that
Devising a Mathematical Formula for Time Travel
So my husband forwarded me a funny: It took me a moment to get it, but when I did, I just knew that I had to work out a time-travel
Pressing on to The End
My last post was very valuable to me. I have sorted out all the issues with the manuscript, and am now pressing on to the end. I had to cut
Writing Engines are Humming
What a week. Using the road map I made for myself last week, I finally gritted my way through a very difficult rewrite, pushing East of Yesterday up to over