Author Archives: dpreisig

Work is done for another week. I read tomorrow at the writer’s meeting, so it’s time to write again. I doubt I can finish this chapter today, 22, but I will get more done, and maybe… I’m still gardening. My kitchen is still filled with iris. I’m a big lover of iris, which I thinkContinue reading “Chapter 22”

Too hot for me. I’m ready to be done with summer. It wasn’t a good summer. Toward the end of May we had some effects at work that were the result of new management at the top that can make life an adjustment. My father also started having a lot of health problems and wasContinue reading “The End of Summer”

I have gone back to work on my Lincoln novel. I have begun by researching the court room scene. It is my nemesis. This novel has two courtroom scenes. I’m not at all happy with the first one and am trying to do better on the second. If I’m successful, I’ll rewrite the first inContinue reading “Working”

I’m on another three-week break, but I have to go to a conference for my day job in the middle of it. So I will be taking it week at a time. I’m hoping to get some writing done this week. My main focus for a while has been getting caught up on the yard.Continue reading “Halleluiah”

I’m starting my work week tomorrow. I am getting more caught up in the yard. Maybe a third done. It will make my life easier in the long run. Things are more difficult at my day job. Lots of new things happening to keep up on. I’ve made some decisions to cut back on theContinue reading “Hanging in there”

I know it’s Friday instead of Thursday, but better late than never. I wrote and finished Ch 21 in time to read at Scribes. The chapter seems to be a success. I have barely started Ch 22, which will require more research. It’s a bit intimidating because it is another courtroom scene and the climaxContinue reading “Climax: Chapter 22”

My staycation is 2/3 done. Haven’t accomplished as much as I needed to, but I worked hard the whole time. I really enjoyed my visit with family in Indianapolis and seeing iris friend Bonnie. I have cut grass and weeded and worked mostly in the yard. Also did some really needed house cleaning. I workedContinue reading “Last Week Off”

Before embarking on my staycation, a weeks ago, I ordered my priorities and believe they are best for my life. I know I’ve talked about priorities before, but I think it is prudent to revisit them frequently, in part, to make sure they haven’t changed. Two things greatly impact my life: I work a full-time,Continue reading “Priorities”

By that I mean I’m home from Indianapolis. I think I’m to the point where I can relax a bit. I really enjoyed my Mother’s Day/iris harvest weekend. I drove down on Thursday evening after packing. Friday we went to the Indianapolis Zoo and met up with my niece and her two daughters. It wasContinue reading “Back to Work”

The Scribes meeting went well. I think I finally have the outline, so the progression of the storyline is fixed. The group thought it worked. So that means I need to make the novel fit the outline. I used my short outline for this, which focuses just on the storyline and plot progression. I stillContinue reading “Rainy Day”