In The Wake of NaNoWriMo

December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

Another successful NaNoWriMo! Despite the 12,000 word lead I developed in the middle of the month, life got in the way and I only squeaked by in the final few days. I’d had grand plans to try for 75,000 words and get a complete first draft down, but this was too lofty a goal to… Continue reading In The Wake of NaNoWriMo

The Trouble with Twins and Emergency Fetal Surgery

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

The good news is the surgery went as well for my friend as we could have hoped for. Both of her little boys are now plugging along in her belly, and the doctor is optimistic about the outcome of the pregnancy. Foetuses are so strange. It’s just a pollywog in someone’s tummy that, if unwanted,… Continue reading The Trouble with Twins and Emergency Fetal Surgery

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Great-Great Grand Greathouses and Their Stories

April 14, 2015 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

I should have known better than to sign up for the fourteen-day free trial of Ancestry.com. I’ve always been curious about my genealogy, but never enough to do anything about it. I sort of liked having the mystery of my relations floating around, unresolved. There was a romance to it. However, families are full of… Continue reading Great-Great Grand Greathouses and Their Stories

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How Not to Panic The First Week of The New Year

January 2, 2015 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

1. Remember that the Gregorian Calendar is an arbitrary division of time 2. Make sure whatever resolutions you made are sustainable. Err on the side of shooting too low, than resolve to up your effort once you have the habit in place. 3. The darkest day of the year is over, so even if it… Continue reading How Not to Panic The First Week of The New Year

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A Writer’s Thanksgiving

November 27, 2014 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

I am thankful for characters who take time out of being imaginary to talk to me. I’m thankful I know more exciting words for dialogue than “said,” and that I don’t feel compelled to constantly use them. I’m thankful I’m only 6,834 words behind on NaNoWriMo and have every hope of winning. I’m glad I… Continue reading A Writer’s Thanksgiving

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Adventures Begin in a Whirlwind

April 14, 2014 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

Yesterday, I walked two miles through suburbia to catch a bus to Seattle, then another that took me to Portland, and then another that took me right to the Albany train station. From there, I walked half a mile to Swanson Park where I played on the swings and laid in the grass until my… Continue reading Adventures Begin in a Whirlwind

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LAST MAN WAKING: a tale of sickness and sleep

January 13, 2014 audreyjoygreathouseLinkLeave a comment

LAST MAN WAKING: a tale of sickness and sleep

Encephalitis Lethargica (from Wikipedia): “The disease attacks the brain, leaving some victims in a statue-like condition, speechless and motionless. Between 1915 and 1926, an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica spread around the world; no recurrence of the epidemic has since been reported, though isolated cases continue to occur.”

…until now. LAST MAN WAKING: my new short story has been published by Roar and Thunder in Australia and is free to read online!

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Forgetting about Resolutions Until Dec. 12

December 13, 2013 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

Last night, I suddenly remembered that I had made resolutions last year for what I was going to get done in 2013. Aside from psyching myself up on January 2nd, I didn’t look at the list all year. I figured I probably would have stumbled through a few of them in natural pursuit of my… Continue reading Forgetting about Resolutions Until Dec. 12

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Things a Writer is Thankful For

November 28, 2013 audreyjoygreathouseLeave a comment

I am thankful that my laptop of eight years is STILL running, and its keyboard is only missing the “c” key. I am thankful that after one good 6,000 word day, I am only 5,000 words behind on NaNoWriMo. And I am thankful that I have a literary agency that has my best interest in… Continue reading Things a Writer is Thankful For

AUDREY GREATHOUSE

Author of THE NEVERLAND WARS and other Young Adult works

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The Trouble with Twins and Emergency Fetal Surgery

Great-Great Grand Greathouses and Their Stories

A Writer’s Thanksgiving

Adventures Begin in a Whirlwind

LAST MAN WAKING: a tale of sickness and sleep

Things a Writer is Thankful For