blog about the novel writing process
Posted on February 20, 2012 by Mary Flodin Went to the EcoFarm Conference at Assilomar for research on sustainable agriculture. I learned so much and was very inspired! Besides gaining information for my story, I learned more about how to manage my own evolving mini micro urban farm, with chickens and fruit. Currently, Ms. B […]
Finished the scene where Ms. B attends her first meeting of the Watsonville Wetlands Watchand learns about the struggle to save the Tai Property on the ocean side of Highway 1. Doing background research for this scene, I learned more about the courage, perseverance, wisdom and genius of the people who built the organic movement in
Posted on August 17, 2011 by Mary Flodin I honestly thought I’d be finished with my first draft at least by June. Well, it’s already August, and I’m at about 450 pages. I’ve been writing this novel for a year! Working on it, hacking out the words, nearly every day. But it’s been in my
Posted on May 16, 2011 by msflo I’m coming along with the first draft of my novel, The Death of the Gecko. Been working on it pretty much full time since last September. Here is a brief summary of its direction: The Death of the Geckoby Amanda Byrd (pen name) …a romantic eco-thriller Coming Soon.