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How Many Webpages? by Kathryn Flatt 6/24/2013 7:51:48 AM
I spent (wasted) part of the morning trying to develop a website on Wix.Com. I'd seen the ads pop up on Facebook, and an author I know just created her site. I figured, it's free, so what the heck? Well, when I started creating the page of my books, ... more
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The Rileyville Mystery Series 1st Edition by Garry E. Lewis 6/23/2013 7:24:56 AM
Come along on this suspense filled trilogy of excitement, murder, and mystery, As a small rural town soon finds it's self in the middle of a sinister operation going on right in their own back yard. As the shocking truth is soon to be revealed, but a... more
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Sometimes It's a Struggle by Kathryn Flatt 6/21/2013 6:21:33 AM
've spent a lot of the morning on "The Janus Rule" and the tricky scene I mentioned in yesterday's post. A lot of writing dialog and then back tracking to change it. How much to reveal? Should this be a new area of conflict or the resolution of one? ... more
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Critical Passages by Kathryn Flatt 6/20/2013 9:32:38 AM
On to a new chapter in "The Janus Rule," i.e., Chapter 10. Another critical scene is underway, but even as I prepared to write this post, the thought hit me: Aren't they all?
I've seen advice to writers in a number of places that anything th... more
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The Story Invents Itself by Kathryn Flatt 6/19/2013 6:01:39 AM
Another scene for "The Janus Rule" completed this morning, and it was a tough one. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, the conversation between Angel and a cop while on a date had to provide information while moving their relationship forward. Scenes... more
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A Simple Conversation by Kathryn Flatt 6/18/2013 9:08:12 AM
Done with the print edition of "Dabblers" for now, and today I started on the scene between Angel and the cop who is investigating the attempted murder of Jack and/or Tabitha in "The Janus Rule." The cop is also something of a love interest for Ange... more
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Back On It by Kathryn Flatt 6/17/2013 5:50:36 AM
After a tumultuous Friday, I am back on track. I spent the better part of Friday in the Emergency Room with a minor health scare, but the doctors assured me I am fine. Due to that, not much work got done on "The Janus Rule," but I hope to get some mo... more
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Reminiscing by Kathryn Flatt 6/13/2013 6:57:00 AM
The curious can go to my actual blog page to see a photo of the stone slabs mentioned below. ... more
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New Look by Kathryn Flatt 6/12/2013 7:07:32 AM
I decided to freshen up my blog page with a new background. I found the gently rippling water serene and soothing. Comments on the change are most welcome, or on any other topic on this blog. I'll also take this opportunity to invite followers to thi... more
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Digging for Details by Kathryn Flatt 6/11/2013 5:22:12 AM
The pages keep mounting in "The Janus Rule." This morning, I wrote one of those fun little scenes which features an informant and a clandestine meeting in a quirky place. I was on the brink of starting it yesterday but needed to decide on a locale. T... more
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Plot Coming Together by Kathryn Flatt 6/10/2013 6:32:07 AM
"The Janus Rule" progresses, at least in my head. I had a busy weekend with various car issues. I did have some think time and made some notes, which I hope to jump into today.
Some of the ideas I came up with require going back into the al... more
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This and That by Kathryn Flatt 6/7/2013 6:21:47 AM
No, I'm not delivering a lesson on overused words as the title of this post might imply. It's just an indication of scattered subject matter.
My manuscript for "The Janus Rule" is up to 100 pages and almost 20,000 words. An important connect... more
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Back Story by Kathryn Flatt 6/6/2013 6:13:09 AM
A very productive morning. "The Janus Rules" has turned out to be somewhat more complex than any of my other novels because it has two different "cases"--the one Jack's firm is hired for and the stalker menacing him and Tabitha. Yesterday, I broke of... more
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Fast Typing but Longer Thinking by Kathryn Flatt 6/5/2013 7:20:51 AM
Oh, how much faster the writing flows now that I can type with both hands at full speed! At the same time, I've moved into the tricky area of the suspect line-up for the case Angel is working on. As mentioned earlier, she needs to talk to each person... more
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A Name Change and a Dilemma by Kathryn Flatt 6/4/2013 5:57:09 AM
Made more progress on the new Jack Watson book yesterday and some this morning as well, and I have decided to change the working title to "The Janus Rule." This came from a bit of conversation about suspects as Jack tries to figure out who would want... more
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Freedom, Promotion, and Progrss by Kathryn Flatt 6/3/2013 5:41:03 AM
Well it's sure good to be out of that arm cast! While my wrist is still a bit stiff from being immobilized for five and a half weeks, it's getting better. To be able to type at full speed again is awesome! I'm already looking for a new car to replace... more
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Story Conflict and Notes on Rejections by Kathryn Flatt 5/31/2013 6:42:21 AM
It has become part of my daily writing routine to begin by going back to an earlier part of the manuscript to add or change something. Today, it was to add another layer of conflict, in this case, Jack feeling divided on his feelings about embracing ... more
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In the Name of Promotion by Kathryn Flatt 5/30/2013 6:32:51 AM
I just spent most of the morning printing a review copy of "Dabblers" to send out. Nothing is easy with this cast on my arm. Printing, changing an ink cartridge, loading paper, stacking pages, three-hole punching the pages, inserting them into a bind... more
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Organic Development by Kathryn Flatt 5/29/2013 6:09:54 AM
Another good scene for "Janus Games" done this morning, and boy do my arms hurt! Typing with the cast on my arm requires holding my left up at an odd angle so the part of the cast that covers my palm clears the keyboard on my laptop. That makes me si... more
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We Have A Corpse by Kathryn Flatt 5/28/2013 6:47:32 AM
"The Janus Games" now has an official murder as of this morning. I had started to wonder if perhaps not enough was happening early in the story, but I think I've corrected that. I often lose track of how far into it I really am, getting that nagging ... more
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