by Heather Hambel Curley | Jan 4, 2015 | Writing
Happy New Year!! What’s up 2015? So, this happened: I finished my next historical novel, Since April! The stats are in: Finished at 9:05am 12/29/2014 371 pages 108,080 words (pattern power!!) According to Word, my total writing time was 21373 minutes. ...
by admin | Dec 15, 2014 | Writing
Back in a magical time known as the Nineties, I was in elementary school. I was awkward. I wore big plastic glasses. I had a Dorothy Hamill haircut. And every year, we had goals. Reading, writing, math, not failing gym class, you know. Goals. Now we’re...
by admin | Nov 8, 2014 | Civil War, Writing
Poised and elegant weren’t available that weekend. Somewhere in that dreamy middle ground between “what should I have for lunch?” and “oh look, only thirty-three years left to go until I can retire” lies my book release. Book release! ...
by admin | Oct 18, 2014 | Civil War, Writing
Sometimes I think the notion of “being a published author” hasn’t firmly settled in my brain yet, you know, somewhere between the official name of a Civil War Napoleon (Model 1857 Light Gun 12 pound Howitzer) and the lyrics to the song “Cows...
by admin | Sep 6, 2014 | Writing
When I was a youngster and in my senior year of college, I reflected upon my GPA and how the stupid B- in Macroeconomics ruined it. Mathematically, I couldn’t raise my GPA any higher, no matter how hard I worked. Farewell, dreams of Summa Cum Laude. I...
by admin | Jul 27, 2014 | LJ Idol, Writing
And, I’m back. So, when we last left The Rambling Jour, I was causing trouble in Monocacy and charming the fine gentlemen of the Shocker Mess. Prior to that, however, I had a wee bit of health issues. Spoilers: I’m fine now. Before being fine, I was...
