Just wanted to give everyone a quick update – my coauthor, Rachel Wilder, has agreed to help me finish The Night Is a Harsh Mistress! Stay tuned for my next post, which will have the next chapter.Happy writing!
Continue reading →Fortunate to have the free time, I’ve been taking care of my mother around the clock for the last week. She has multiple health issues, among them being nearly unable to walk and suffering cognitive degradation. As if that isn’t … Continue reading →
Yesterday I finished devouring a gay romance by British author Harper Fox. She’s a writer of M/M erotica whose work I only just discovered but find stirring on multiple levels. As you can guess by the title of this post, … Continue reading →
I’m so excited! Today I start a new job. It’s interesting the kind of serenity having security can bring. When I was young, I thought I liked change and was comfortable with uncertainty. It’s taken me years to realize that’s … Continue reading →
In honor of the fourth, I figured I’d share four tricks to keep up my writing during holiday functions. So here we go: 1. Write 3 pages of longhand writing at some point throughout the day. Start with a list … Continue reading →
I’ve been on the subject of criticism quite a bit lately. I guess it’s inevitable since my writing has been stalled almost entirely for quite some time. Today I read something that really hit a sore spot. I read an … Continue reading →
My big brother shared an interesting story with me the other day. It really impressed upon me how we all must battle the inner critic. First let me say that he is a gifted singer and respected choral arranger and … Continue reading →
I’m thrilled that my dear fellow bloggers A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder have gifted us with Emerald Fire. As you can read in the previous post, a big part of the story involved creating a new plane of existence. … Continue reading →
It’s hard to believe it. We wrote it, and edited it, and loved it into existence. Countless hours spent on the phone and in emails and chat, working and playing with it. We’ve created a whole world in Persis, one … Continue reading →
Every so often in writer circles, there is talk about goal-setting and success and word-count and other such lofty things. I repeatedly hear writers moan, “My word count is too low.” “I need a kick in the pants.” “THIS month … Continue reading →