http://jenniferbianco.com Murder, Magic & Mary Janes Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:41:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Several months back (possibly over the summer) I brainstormed a book based on the urban legend of the boogeyman.  It took me days to figure out who/what my supernatural creature was, and I ended up with, I hope, a somewhat original concept--as original as one can be in this industry.  ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2009/01/05/whats-in-a-name/ Happy New Year fellow writers, readers, bloggers... Not only is today the first day of a glorious new year, but the first day of JaNoWriMo over at Romance Divas, the first day of writing my new book, SOULMATE, and the first day toward my goals of publication. Oh, 2009 is going to ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2009/01/01/happy-new-year/ Some of us are doing a JaNoWriMo over at Romance Divas starting the 1st.  I can't wait.  I NEED to start writing again.  Ad not that slow writing that takes months but the kick ass kind.  One whole book in the month of January.  That's the plan.  One chapter per ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/28/almost-january/ How does a woman get past the shock of her fiancé leaving her at the altar -- for a man? For Kristen Carter, it involves throwing herself into her job as a journalist, and justifying that her life is much better without a man in it. Period. That is, until ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/23/breathing-shallow-by-stephanie-adkins/ Yes, I said it.  The manuscript, synopsis and cover letter are all done. I'm sending it out in the morning!  Woo hoo! Now on to the next... http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/22/im-done-2/ I'm on page 327 and have 51 pages to go!  Woo hoo!  I'll so be done by Friday.  Then it's a quick rewrite of the syno, writing a cover letter and then sending it off.  Yay!  I can't wait until I no longer have to look at this book. :D http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/17/almost-done-2/ I woke at 7 and in three hours, I read posts on a writing forum, edited two chapters of my book, two chapters of two friend's books and critted a friend's synopsis.  Actually, all the critting and editing was done in two hours.  I need to try get in more ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/14/productive-morning/ Ok, so not THAT busy, but it felt busy. :P I've had this awful head cold--major sinus pressure, headache and dizziness--and it's stopped me from getting a lot done.  I've finally accomplished some personal stuff and am still working on the editing.  I'm on page 103, so that's something, but I ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/11/busy-week/ Yesterday I started from the beginning editing my ms. again.  Upon sending a scene to a contest, I realized it still needed a bit of work, which only suggested it all may.  So I started over and accomplished 66 pages.  Pretty damn good if you ask me.  Then I critted ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/07/old-books/ I need to get 30 pages per day done (actually a bit more) in order to send the ms. out by the 15th.  So far today I've completed 21.  Yeah, it's only nine more, but I feel like I've been working on this for decades.  I will get it done ... http://jenniferbianco.com/2008/12/03/editing-sloooowly/