Is anyone out there?

by Shana Norris // July 13, 2006 // Comments off

My neighbors have cut me off from the outside world! They’ve been doing work in and outside of their house for the last couple of months. Yesterday there was a backhoe digging up their driveway. Well, the phone lines run... Continue reading →

Wake up call

by Shana Norris // July 5, 2006 // Comments off

My Fourth of July started off with a boom yesterday. The animals and I were just about scared to death. There were bad storms passing over the area since midnight. The husband had to get up at four-thirty for work... Continue reading →

Working through the murk

by Shana Norris // June 29, 2006 // Comments off

After not writing the last two days, I did manage to get two and a half pages today in JENNA (working title, still don’t have an actual title). I know where I need to go, but I’ve hit a spot... Continue reading →

Passive and unnecessary words

by Shana Norris // June 25, 2006 // Comments off

I always have to make sure I search my manuscripts for the word was. I don’t think that it has to be taken out in every situation, but I do use it way too often. From today’s editing: “Hey!” I... Continue reading →

Approaching the first hurdle

by Shana Norris // June 22, 2006 // Comments off

I always feel a bit of relief when I break the 10,000 word mark in a project. It’s like if I get to 10,000 words then I believe I can keep going to the end. Of course, I feel even... Continue reading →

Rocky II

by Shana Norris // June 22, 2006 // Comments off

I saw the running boxer guy again yesterday afternoon on my way home. It was raining. He was still running while punching at the air except he wasn’t wearing his usual uniform. This time he wore a bright yellow rain... Continue reading →

Not a hockey girl

by Shana Norris // June 20, 2006 // Comments off

I think I’m supposed to say something about the Carolina Hurricanes and the Stanley Cup. Since the last time I checked I was still living in North Carolina. But I don’t particularly care for sports in general. I watched bits... Continue reading →

Happy days

by Shana Norris // June 12, 2006 // Comments off

How do you keep an eight-month-old puppy happy? Take her somewhere that she can play with water, mud, AND bugs at the same time. We took Chloe to see the river for the first time yesterday. She had so much... Continue reading →

Starting anew

by Shana Norris // June 8, 2006 // Comments off

That first blank page is always a bit overwhelming. Girlfriend was my fourth complete YA book in the last two years. I’ve also written a 300,000 word fantasy trilogy. Plus the multitude of things I wrote during childhood and my... Continue reading →

Movie ban

by Shana Norris // June 5, 2006 // Comments off

From now on I am banned from watching movies in which one of the main characters dies. If I ever mention wanting to see a movie and you know that one of the good guys dies and there won’t be... Continue reading →