Kat's Quill

Month: October 2012

  • General Update

    I’ve had a very busy October! I took Help Wanted through the final editing stages and then transformed the file to be published at smashwords and Amazon. They should be live within a couple of days. Don’t worry, I’ll keep you posted! My exclusive agreement with Amazon expires late next month, so I’ll be publishing…

  • Editing

    Believe it or not, editing is not my least favorite part of the whole process. That position is occupied by marketing, with publishing a close second. My editing process is quite lengthy, but isn’t difficult per se. I’m not suggesting this is the only way to do this. There are a lot of ways, including the…

  • Help Wanted: Excerpt Chapter Five

    This is it! The last excerpt before publishing! I’m being generous, really; the excerpt is quite lengthy.  Help Wanted is due to be published by the end of the month, so you won’t have long to wait to read the rest.    5. IN THE FLESH The next evening, Amy picked up Maggie before going…

  • The Final Stretch!

    We’re so close to getting Help Wanted done and published! I worked on editing all weekend, those final little tweaks. I’m taking a day off from it tomorrow and then I’ll throw it on my kindle and see how it reads there. With any luck there won’t be any errors. If I need to make…

  • Help Wanted: Excerpt, Chapter Four

    Help Wanted will be published by the end of the month. After this there will be one more chapter posted pre-publishing to get you hooked. 4. RESCUE FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE Amy didn’t hear from Paul or see him as “online” on Gmail for some time after that. That was a good way to follow through…

  • Novel Planning and Procrastination

    Appropriately, I’ve been putting this post off for days. Are you a chronic procrastinator? I am. I’m guessing a lot of you are too. For many of us, the best we can hope for is to be really productive while we are doing something other than what we ought to be doing. You know, like organizing…

  • Attack of the Plot Bunnies!

    Plot bunnies are story ideas, to put it succinctly. I have a folder within my writing folder to pen up my plot bunnies. I’ll write a few words, a premise, a location, sometimes only a bit of dialogue that I really want to use in a story. Usually I put just enough information in the…

  • Help Wanted: Excerpt, Chapter Three

    I’m starting to feel the pinch! Help Wanted is going to e-press by the end of the month, and I’ll be ready. For your third taste… 3. E IS ALSO FOR ENGAGEMENT Time went on. Maggie did well at school except that she remained shy. Amy’s maternity-leave anxiety about a closing came to pass, but…

  • Help Wanted: Excerpt, Chapter 2

    Help Wanted is coming soon! Another chapter to make you quiver with anticipation. Or something like that. 2.BACK TO THE REAL WORLD Amy didn’t have to wait long for more details. Rita tried several more times to contact Paul and he rebuffed her diversely. He wouldn’t answer her calls or her pings. Her emails got…

  • Help Wanted: Excerpt, Chapter One

    Help Wanted  is coming soon! Don’t worry, the published product will look tidier than it does in blog-post  format. 1. THE MAN IN THE BOX Bonk. Amy looked away from the television to the laptop on her desk. Her Gmail tab was flashing Paul Fournier. She clicked on the tab and looked at the chat…