Cynthia Harrison

I tend to cut myself a lot of slack. I like free time to read and goof off so when I teach a M/W schedule, like I’m doing now, Tuesdays are usually reserved for prepping lectures, grading papers, or other classroom business. But this time I don’t want to go three days without working on…

Some parts of writing a novel are more fun than other parts. Some take more focus and thought than others. For example, after I added handwritten revision notes to my novel, I had to type them into the document. That part’s easy. Except when I write something like “add something here” with details of what…

Moving at a fast clip with revising the rest of Luke’s #1 Rule. I debated the  idea that maybe I should just set that aside and put Sugar Shack, my soon to be self-published Kindle release, on the front burner. I decided no because there is a chance, however slim, that Harlequin will love my revised proposal…

This morning I reread my entire proposal again. There were dozens of tiny mistakes to correct, and then when I corrected them, I’d see another. This went on for a few hours. Finally, finally, everything is ready for the post office except me. I need to exercise and shower before I leave this house. But…

Decided to take an extra day off yesterday. Just felt I needed it after the intense session with the writers Saturday. Yesterday was an absolute goof of a day and I loved it. This morning, determined to get back to the business of writing, I read over my synopsis. I wanted it to be perfect, I…