by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
Mostly, when I write novels, I sit down and write, NaNoWriMo style. I break my work into rough scenes and chapters when it seems reasonable, and write what sounds good as I write. I have a vague idea of where the story is going, but sometimes I ramble a little in...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
When I was pregnant, I read a lot of books about parenting. I’d settled on the attachment parenting model, and read everything I could get my hands on. But still, nothing prepared me for the reality. When my daughter was a baby and toddler (she’s 8 now,...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
Today, things start to go wrong for Tyris, very wrong. ***** The ground was approaching far too quickly. There was a fizzle and a pop, and the power cut out again. Acrid smoke filled the cockpit. The smoke alarm sounded its strident call. Typical, he’d lost...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
I’ve been fascinated by the idea of growing my own food for a few years now. I’ve read so many gardening and self-sufficiencey books that I have a whole box of them somewhere. The reason I live on acreage away from the city is mostly because of a desire to...
by Rinelle Grey | J Oct, 2012
Well, after sending Reckless Rescue off to Aimee Salter for a Read and Respond Critique, I’ve been working on a new beginning. I can’t believe it didn’t occur to me to start the novel at this point, it makes a lot of sense. So without further ado,...