I’m probably in the last third of Her Last Kill revisions, and let me tell you, I’m so glad. I got stuck in the middle of the story for a while. And I think that happened when I wrote the zero draft for it as well. The middle of a story is always hard for me, no matter if it’s a novel or a short story.

But I’ve gotten over that rather massive hump, and things are moving faster than they were a week ago. It’s weird because this is the part of the story that is completely changing, and yet, it’s still easier than that one middle section I spent two weeks working on.

So if you’re stuck writing in that Swampy Middle section right now, don’t despair. Keep going, keep writing, and in the not so distant future, you’ll be free of the Swamp and into that nice Home Stretch right before The End.

In other news that has nothing to do with writing, I’ve decided to try the Curly Girl Method. It was sort of inspired by Ilona Andrews, because I was reading her blog about how she was doing with it when I decided to do it. But I’ve been hating my hair before that, and having a lot of trouble figuring out how to style it. I need to go get it trimmed, really, is the basic gist of it, but I’ve been putting it off for weeks. So all my layers have grown out, and my head looks like a giant fried triangle.

A lot of times what happens is that I try it for a week or so, my hair starts getting in my way or annoys me in some fashion and I decide that I need to go back to straightening. Or I cut it all off and then go back to straightening. I’m going to try to be strong, though. I’m thinking I’m going to go get it trimmed, cut away some of the heat damage and then try this curly thing for a few weeks and see how it goes.

So, yeah. That’s what’s new with me. Revisions. Hair. That’s pretty much my life right now. Riveting, I know.

Don’t forget, local folks! I’m going to be at the Haltom City Library this evening signing books and playing cheesy Valentine’s Day games. Come by, because I’d love to see you guys!

Okay, back to revisions for now. I have a few hours before I need to start signing prep and make sure I’ve got everything ready for this evening and they need to be productive hours. I’m so ready for this book to be done.