by Meryl Yourish | Jun 22, 2012 | Writing
What E-publishing means to a country boy: If you didn’t grow up where I did, you may not understand what this means, but it’s worth hearing. I know a lot of people with e-readers who are reading voraciously, who had very little access to books previously. When I was a... by Meryl Yourish | Jun 9, 2012 | The Catmage Chronicles, Writing
The novel is complete. I did it. I want to jump up and down and shout and then set off fireworks outside. But my neighbors probably wouldn’t like the last, so I won’t. I am, however, going to go downstairs and pour myself a drink. I’ve earned it.... by Meryl Yourish | Jun 2, 2012 | The Catmage Chronicles, Writing
Another weekend trying to finish the novel. Over 3100 words and Chapter 13 is finally finished. There are four more unfinished chapters in various stages of incompleteness. I’m sure I can get two of them done this weekend, and I’m taking Wednesday off, so... by Meryl Yourish | May 29, 2012 | Writing
I spent many hours writing this weekend, especially since I don’t have a car and couldn’t really go anywhere. (Although I went shopping with a neighbor on Saturday and out to a friend’s for dinner on Monday, so carless does not equal outless.) The... by Meryl Yourish | May 23, 2012 | The Catmage Chronicles, Writing
In case you were wondering, I’m now past 64,000 words and on my way towards completing the novel on deadline. Well, unless I wind up adding another chapter near the end. It may be necessary. Five thousand words last weekend, a thousand words so far today, a...