by Heather Hambel Curley | May 8, 2013 | Writing
I think the synopsis is finished. This is based on a visual evaluation more than a content evaluation. It meets the qualification of being one page. I got wordy at the end, I think, so there’s probably room for revision. But, hey, I’ve still got nine days...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 6, 2013 | Food
Saturday was the first time I’ve ever taken The Rowdy Boys grocery shopping on my own. I know some of you are rolling your eyes and saying, “Girl. Please.” But we do our grocery shopping as a weird little family trip. Here’s why: 1. I hate...
by Heather Hambel Curley | May 3, 2013 | Writing
Two weeks until the writing conference. As imagined, I’m fairly certain I’m way behind where I should be, edit wise. I’ve only got like, 79 pages (of a now 311 total) of hard copy edits keyed into the computer. I’ve got half a synopsis...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Apr 30, 2013 | Writing
Mr. Dobolina, Mr. Bob Dobolina. Mr. Dobolina, Mr. Bob Dobolina. (Monkees fans? Anyone? That’s a pretty obscure song, but always comes to mind when I hear the word zilch. Especially since…you know, that’s the title of the song.) But look! This...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Apr 29, 2013 | Civil War, history
I have a friend who is going on a mission trip to South America soon and has been “cautioned” by the CDC (side note: if the CDC is “cautioning” anything, is that really a “caution” anymore? Or more like a, “Hey, the milk in...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Apr 27, 2013 | Writing
It’s a sad, sad day when the only X word my brain will accept doesn’t even begin with the letter X. Oh, A to Z Challenge. My brain is fried. But I finished Round Two of editing The Novel!! Okay, yes, I guess I should refer to it by its title. Anything...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Apr 26, 2013 | Writing
Well, only wine if I finish editing. So, hey, it’s the weekend! Hurray for that! I randomly started getting excited when I was standing at the printer around 1:30 today. I said to my friend Jossie, “I think I’m going to have a Twix bar and call it a...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Apr 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
So close…yet so far away. Two chapters (and an epilogue) to edit and I am DONE with round two of editing. Thank God because, I’ll tell you what, I am pretty much sick of reading this novel. I didn’t realize how sick of it I was, until I got the...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Apr 24, 2013 | Food
So, as I took my socks off tonight, in preparation for my workout, a hunk of Oreo cookie fell out of my sock and onto the floor. This….this is something I can’t actually explain. Now, I’m the mother of a Toddler and an Almost-Toddler. I’m used...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Apr 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
I feel like I’m the only person on the planet who isn’t excited about running. Seriously, half the people I know are running half marathons. I’m a band wagon jumper so I figured, hey! I obviously need to be part of the in crowd. Everyone’s...
