So, I made it through! WooHoo! I'm not exactly loving this, though.Last Thursday, I had my carpal tunnel surgery. So far, other than I can't really used my right hand for much of anything yet, the hand hasn't bothered me. I did not have the best reaction to the anesthesia though. Ending up sleeping the …

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Happy Halloween!!What a wonderful Halloween it is. So my surgery is today, and this is the last post I'm sending to you with my crippled hand. I'm nervous and excited! I'm hoping everything goes well and I recover quickly!Also, I was up past midnight last night, doing my final read-through of After - Part 2. It …

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And, as promised, here are the deleted scenes for the very beginning of part two. Remember, the story line is still accurate but, in the published book, this scene will be through Joss's eyes, not Ali's.http://www.thephoenixcurse.com/p/after-part-two-deleted-scenes.htmlThis past week went really well. I finished up the Amarillo chapters and was sad once I wrote those final …

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This week has just been totally awesome. I feel like me again and I've been able to fully focus on my writing and, once again, I'm so happy that things are back to normal!For reference, I'm writing this post on Wednesday night to auto post tomorrow morning.So, I had a moment today. It's one of those …

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Obligatory vacation picture.So vacation was a much needed break from regular life. I was super happy to get home though. I think everyone knows that feeling. I jumped right back into the rewrites the night I got home. It felt like I was so far behind!An interesting thing about being away from the actual writing …

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