by SMThornton | Apr 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Blogging is not high on my to-do list these days. I love the community of writers and wish I had more time to blog, but I’m getting ready to take a group of students to Washington D.C. next week and am slated to finish my current WIP by the end of the month if I...
by SMThornton | Apr 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have invented a magic wand. It makes the best peanut-butter chocolate brownies ever (calorie free, of course) AND gives you the choice of either magically finishing that pesky first draft of your WIP or revising it to a spit-polished shine. But you can only choose...
by SMThornton | Mar 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Brenda Drake is having her Show Me the Voice Blogfest and I’ve decided to post the first 250 of my new MS. WARNING: It’s barely edited, but I wanted to get some early feedback on the voice. This is my first foray into first person, but I’m really...
by SMThornton | Mar 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. -St. AugustineOur trip to Belize, Honduras, and Mexico was quite an adventure, even without my 102 degree fever (blecch). We saw plenty of monkeys, but thankfully no tarantulas!A “Jesus...
by SMThornton | Mar 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have a new URL! I started this blog with the intent of sticking to Hatshepsut, but let’s face it- my new WIP isn’t even set in Ancient Egypt.*GASP*Shocking, I know. So it’s time for a new look (coming soon-ish) and a new URL. You can now find me at...