J.A. Marlow

Into the Forest Shadows On a world of valuable giant trees and intelligent animals, a red-cloaked headstrong teen struggles to save her family from a planetary conspiracy awaiting her at Grandmother’s house. The above 2009 NaNoWriMo book was the novel I used to go through Holly Lisle’s “How to Revise Your Novel” class. The class [...]

Many years ago I had an inspiration for a funny, family, science fiction adventure. As I had for years dreamed of doing a comic of my own, it turned into a web comic. The entire story was plotted out, the first few chapters written. Started up the webpage and started publishing it as a webcomic. [...]

This was particularly funny as I was on the Forward Motion chat last night with a small group egging Zette on. Someday I would love to write as fast as her! Go Zette! In personal Nano news, I’m now at 27K but it’s been hard to get there. On Tuesday, the third day of Nano, [...]

Nano is coming fast. Wow, is it coming fast! Tomorrow! Eeek! I looked up from finishing the first draft of “Lost and Found” (first book of the Phoenix Café series), and about swallowed my tonsils. Then the month slipped by with all the Municipal Liaison planning for the Kick-off party. Okay, that draft is finished [...]

Yes, I’m nuts. Trying to finish a novel before Nano starts. In one way that’s a very good thing. Gearing up to Nano means the mind and muse are raring to go at writing. But you can’t start until November 1st. By having another project it satisfies that writing ‘itch’. The bad part is: For [...]

Exactly 6 weeks away from today. Yowza!

I won NaNoEdMo with 74.5 hours. That was good enough to place 7th on the final list of editors. Whee! The time really helped whip “The String Weavers into shape. I continued with the momentum gained. As of the middle of May the book is completely finished. I’m really happy the way it turned out, [...]

The exhaustion is really hitting hard right now. This past week I've had to use a lot of will-power to force my way through a day. I always have this exhaustion, but it's definitely been worse lately. Tonight, my eyes are having the annoying habit of trying to close all on their own. Definitely a [...]