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August 8, 2011 · 8:17 AM

Summer’s Over?

August in the DeJarnett household means the end of summer – at least for most of us. Band camp started, which is like a full-time job for my daughter, and runs right up to the beginning of high school. As a band mom, I’ve already finished my first project (I do flyers, tickets, and other various paper-related activities for the band), so my summer is over too. My dear husband always works full-time, so no change there. Only my son has a couple more weeks of homework freedom.

But, as a parent, I have to admit, I’m looking forward to the routine of school again. Yes, I’ll miss sleeping in. But I need routine too, and am looking forward to a regular writing schedule. With one rough draft in the works and designs on a couple more, I need to get into a rhythm of writing every day. And blogging more regularly… 🙂

So, while I’m sorry to see the freedom and adventure of summer go, I’m looking forward to the stability of fall.

Remind me I said that when I’m tearing my hair out driving to lessons and band practice, though, okay?

New Facebook Pages

With the release of Concessions as part of the Summer Lovin’ Anthology: Heat Wave, I’ve set up separate pages for my different stories. Check them out – I hope you LIKE them!

Robin DeJarnett Fan page: The place for announcements about appearances, writing, future releases and general discussion. My author page.

Whirlwind by Robin DeJarnett: Everything Whirlwind. Photos, links to sites in the book, Jason and Melissa fun. Liking this page will add Whirlwind under “Books” on your profile.

Concessions by Robin DeJarnett: Currently available in the Summer Lovin’ Anthology:Heat Wave in support of Save the Ta-tas. I’ll be posting an excerpt from this spicy, paranormal short story soon, so click LIKE and get a sneak peak.

Meet an Author Monday

Check out what other authors are chatting about today. Whether you’re a reader or a writer, there’s a lot of great stories out there! Hosted today by Killian McRae.

Click here for the Author hop

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August 5, 2011 · 7:34 AM

Photo Friday: Chipping Away

This is the Marjerie Glacier, located in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. The face is about 250′ high (over 75m), and is constantly crumbling away as the river of ice pushes down from the ice field above. It’s breathtaking.

And intimidating. Like writing can be.

I’ve been working on the sequel to my first book, and some days, it feels like the screen in front of me is this advancing wall – and all I have is an ice pick. I know the story I want to write, but knowing it and getting it down are two different things. And the wall pushes toward me with other distractions. Email, Twitter, Facebook, and my blog all have legitimate claims on my time, but they also try and hijack it all. As soon as I chip away one, another pushes toward me with more.

It sounds depressing, but on the other hand, I have help. My critique partner may use a whip, rather than a jack hammer, but having someone to force me to focus on writing, and specific issues in my story is invaluable. Today I’m meeting up with another writer for a writing blitz – a no-talking, no-texting, no-internet get together to just write. Oh, did I mention no kids?