My blog didn't post

Today was my day to post on the LCRW blog.
And I did--early this morning--with a wailing 8 month-old on my lap.
I wrote up this nice little dealy on hobbies.
Edited it.
Rearranged a few sentences.
Rewrote a few more.
Spell checked it.

And I hit the wrong button.
If you want to see a shortened version of what I really wanted to write [Owen had escalated into the screams only a teething baby can make], check out comments to my empty box.
Peace,
kat

Hilda and Chuck

I remember Hilda and Chuck! They lived behind our house in Leesburg, Florida. I always thought they did a lot of flitting around, and they tweeted and twittered way before I ever heard of such behavior. That Hilda - every day her new brood of little ones sat there in the nest with their beaks wide open, but she seemed to spend a lot of time gazing at that nighthawk who showed up at dawn. Tsk! Tsk!

Where It All Began

Where it all began . . .
Thirty-some odd years before I put pen to paper, there was Chuck and Hilda,
As a young cosmetology student, I was required to engage the client in conversation. After an awkward attempt at the weather, I turned her attention to the window. Two brown sparrows were hopping about on the second story ledge overlooking Main Street, Bradford, PA.
"That's Chuck and Hilda. They've moved up from Florida and are setting up housekeeping."
In the mirror eyes rolled as I wrapped hair around plastic curlers, but nonetheless, I continued. "Chuck stayed out late last night. Listen to Hilda squawk at him."
Thirty minutes later, returning from the hair dryer, my client asked, "So where was Chuck last night?"
"At that new bird feeder," I told her. "A lot of red-breasted robins hang out there," I lowered my voice. "If you know what I mean."
The chronicles of Chuck and Hilda continued. Like any couple, they had their ups and downs. They raised their babies and moved back south. My clients would come weekly to have their hair styled and to hear the latest saga of Chuck and Hilda. Just tales of normal life, but it made the ladies forget their own troubles for a little while.
Thirty-some years later, I'm writing stories about life and love. Who knew?

Dee's idea on sending a character to a doctor

What a fabulous idea!!!
Hmm. What could I give Kiernan Rossi, my current hero?
Shall I make the doctor a female?
Better yet, should I make the "doctor" a male nurse with a Masters degree who can diagnose and prescribe meds and such?
If we want to know our characters really well, lets send them to confession!!
Woo hoo!!!
thanks, Dee, for making me think.
Kat

rememberences

First of all I want to say how glad I am to have rejoined the group. This is a professional organization and one I am proud to be a member of. In the current time of belt tightening I consider my membership as an investment. As we are all writers we are mostly loners. Yet we carry our characters in our minds, thus never truly alone.
In the last meeting it was suggested that we do a profile of our characters. To me a simple profile is not enough. First note physical appearnace, any physical disablity, manner of walking, manner of speach. Then pretend your character is a member of a dating service and is trying to find a mate. What would the request be?
Then have the character apply for a job. What would the experiences be?
And finally have the character visit his/her doctor. What would the complaint be and how would the patient handle it?
Of course no one character should impart all this information in a book, but it gives the writer a formula of sorts to know the under laying factors of the character's behaviors.
Does any one in the group have another method of knowing the hero and heroine more completely? What works for me might not for you. To me that is the greatest thing about writing, there is no wrong way, simply what works or not.
Feel free to jump in throughout the day and make any comments you wish. Any questions? Throw them at me. Enjoy this beautiful day. I think maybe Spring has sprung.

1,000 Words a Day

It's not a huge amount, but it's something. 1,000 words a day.
Monday and Tuesday - check.
I am really enjoying the scene I'm working on.
It's a love scene. I need to read it back to myself and see if I'm embarrassed. You know how you read a love scene and it either works for you, or you're like...seriously? That's just wrong.
Or you get embarrassed for the author...did she really write that?
Anyways...
A couple more days and the blogging schedule starts.
Have fun!

What a beautiful day! Will you be spending time outside? Or will you be sitting inside on your butt writing? Maybe a little of both...
For those of you who have to work, maybe take a walk outside on your break, or when you get home.
I don't go in until 4:30 so I'll have some time. But first...writing!

Well, today we had a great workshop by Kat!
"I really really enjoyed it, Christine chuckled!"
I hope we will have many more grate workshops too!
"I know it will make me a better riter!" Christine hissed with excitemint!
"Well, thank you, Kat..." Christine laughed.

Let's get some action!

Hello. Nag here.
I'm hoping that with the new schedule we are going to have a lot more activity on our blog. Starting May 1st and every weekday after that a member of LCRW will post on the blog. I can't wait to see what we all have to offer.
If you are not a member of LCRW and would like to join please check out our website at www.LCRW.org
and click on membership.
Thanks!