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 →
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 →
At a recent writing group meeting, one of the members asked me, “Do I need to get business cards?” It’s a good question, and it deserves a good answer. And that answer is not, necessarily, “Yes.” The first question to … Continue reading →
Jackie heard the child’s voice before he saw her a thin high call that cut through his coffee and newspaper, straight past his earbuds and Morning Edition. Pulling the left bud free, he waited a moment. Damn kid didn’t appear. … Continue reading →
As my daily round brings me back to the first Wednesday of the month, I find that the post I intended to write has evolved. Originally I wanted to discuss writing conferences, since the RT Booklovers Convention is here in … Continue reading →
I have had some trying times relative to my job lately. While it finally culminated in a satisfactory fashion and I’m no longer chained to that desk, I want to share the image that has been my inspiration for the … Continue reading →
As I learn more about the old writer’s dictum, write, revise, revise, and revise; and as I get practice submitting my work to publishers, I’ve found that one of the hardest parts is when you get to the nitty-gritty, down-and-dirty … Continue reading →
Those of us who have done NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) share one thing in common, whether or not we actually completed our project or not: there’s a sense of let-down after November is over, a feeling of “what now?” … Continue reading →