by SMThornton | Jul 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
I have two fun and exciting items to report today. Drum roll please!1. Yesterday my two-year-old and I were munching some Chinese food for dinner. And what’s the best part of Chinese food? The fortune cookies, of course! My daughter picked one, really just...
by SMThornton | Jul 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just finished Chapter 18 in Hatshepsut’s story, bringing the total page count to 417. Woo hoo! People always ask me for the word count, something that’s totally understandable as it’s what agents require. At this point I’m not sure about the...
by SMThornton | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been writing the second to last chapter of my book for a few days now. Everything was humming along quite nicely- I had the rough plot outlined in my head and a couple scenes that I’d been envisioning for months now. I plugged away, got those two...
by SMThornton | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Now I recognize that prologues are on the top of every list out there about what not to do if you want to get published. However, I’ve wracked my brain trying to figure out a better way to include these three pages of back-story that are pretty integral to the...
by SMThornton | Jul 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m going on a Mediterranean cruise in a couple weeks which is incredibly exciting. There are a whole slew of wonderful ports we’ll be stopping at- Athens, Rhodes, and Ephesus to name just a few. But the real reason I chose this particular itinerary is...
by SMThornton | Jul 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Almost a year and a half ago, I started writing a novel. It’s been a long (and sometimes painful) process, but I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel now that I’m close to the 400 page mark.Writing a novel is a big change for me-...
