Category Archives: self-published author

Uphill, Both Ways

Forgive us for the long delay between blog posts. It’s been a busy, difficult few months. We ended November on a high note, pleased with the material we wrote during National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Feeling accomplished having written every … Continue reading

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Forward Progress Continues…

We hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving/Football Watching/Whatever holiday week. We spent it with friends and family, eating too much food and enjoying good conversation. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) continues for a few more days. While we won’t be … Continue reading

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Really, Universe? I’m trying to write here!

Here we are, entering our third week of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and let’s just say, we’re not setting a blistering pace. It’s been interruption after interruption but, despite all, we have been getting some writing done and taking … Continue reading

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A First Foray into Novel-Writing Software

We didn’t get too much done this past week due to unforeseen circumstances and a death in the family. It’s been a rough one. We started out the week with our first Litzo work session which was very productive and … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

Yay, we made it to 2021! Happy new year, everyone. We took time off over the holidays to give ourselves some breathing room. While our workload is self-imposed, we still feel guilty when we don’t spend our time productively. It … Continue reading

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Ugh! Back to the Beginning!

Exiles of Gaia was written in the Fall of 2013 and published in March 2014. We came to a big decision this week about our science fiction New Mother Earth series and the trilogy as a whole. We’ve been struggling … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Week 2020

We have a lot to be thankful for this week, although it is hard to remember that sometimes. We have each other, even if we can’t see each other in person. Oregon is in COVID-19 lockdown for the next two … Continue reading

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Veterans’ Day 2020

Anne’s Basic Training Platoon, Fort Dix, New Jersey 1989 Honoring and remembering our veterans on this Veterans’ Day. Both Anne and Eric are veterans. Anne served in the US Army, 1989-2004. Eric served in the US Coast Guard, 1986-1992. Nancy … Continue reading

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October 2020 Wrap-up from Halloween Town, Oregon

Halloween Town, Oregon, real name Saint Helens, looked a little bit different this year, thanks to the pandemic. Our little hometown’s claim to fame is that it was the location where Halloween Town and Halloween Town II, Kalabar’s Revenge were … Continue reading

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I swear I already wrote that!

Happy Halloween! This week, we will be preparing for our pandemic Halloween celebration. Anne’s family loves Halloween but won’t be participating in trick or treating this year. It will be a strange end to this month, and the start of … Continue reading

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