Eight days. Eight days left until the deadline for the anthology submission. The little tale I'm writing is coming along quite nicely. It's almost a bittersweet tale to be honest. My main characters decided to really throw me a couple curveballs though in where the story was headed, but it's a good thing I believe. Where … Continue reading Eight Days
Thinking Out Loud Writing
Taking A Chance
The yard sale is over. Finally. Thankfully. However, it didn't go as well as I had hoped. After all the stress, hassle, extreme lack of sleep, worry, anger, frustration, and work, I still came home with 90% of the stuff I took down to sell. *Sigh* Somehow it didn't seem worth it now. Since I … Continue reading Taking A Chance
Writing, Roleplaying, and Roadblocks
"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." -E.L. Doctorow There couldn't be a truer statement for writing. Well, there's a few others that are dead on accurate, but this one... This one is how … Continue reading Writing, Roleplaying, and Roadblocks
Revenge Writing
Writers get revenge in writing. Every day we run into people that we just want to strangle, slap some sense into, hit with a door, have a meeting with the floor -- or a fist... For us writers that simply just stew in fury inside, there's a much more satisfying way to take that anger … Continue reading Revenge Writing
What’s in a Name?
Here's something that just about all authors either hate or love. Okay, maybe it's more like a love-hate relationship with it. Like a see-saw, back and forth, up and down... I have the love-hate relationship with names. I hate trying to come up with the perfect names for characters, places, creatures, chapters, novels, series... Naming … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
On the Downhill
Remember me saying numerous times throughout this blog that I don't know the meaning to short and sweet? Well, that problem is starting to look like a real problem, and making me start to doubt myself... As I was working on my novel yesterday, I began to realize just how long this book is going … Continue reading On the Downhill
Letters in the Mail
Who doesn't love getting mail? The little surprises that make you tilt your head in curiosity. Okay, let me rephrase that: The little surprises that are not a bunch of junk mail and bills to pay that make you tilt your head in curiosity. You know, the post card from a friend to say hello, a picture of … Continue reading Letters in the Mail
Music Musings
Music. A tug at the heartstrings. A sense pure joy and elation. A rush of adrenaline. A saddened single tear. A heart breaking. A dream come true. A dark anger. A lost love. A family's connection. A chance of a lifetime. A sudden mistake. A long lost memory. A hope for the future. A kindling fire. A foreboding shadow. … Continue reading Music Musings
Author Crisis
Yes I have currently hit an author crisis. My first biggest crisis that hit me like a ton of bricks. You see, about a week ago, it suddenly hit me that the title of the first book in a series I'm writing -- a title that took me forever to come up with and finally … Continue reading Author Crisis
Plotting, Editing, and A…Seductress?
I am not sure what happened to me the past three days. I had three days off again, surprisingly. Unlike last week when I had this time off, I haven't really gotten anything done. Granted, I did catch up on Sunday Snippets so I'm all set there. And I did get organized once more. And... … Continue reading Plotting, Editing, and A…Seductress?
