Category Archives: Writing

Every so often I read something where an author is talking about their writing process…. and invariably the topic of world building comes up.  Recently I heard a bit about how for some people its outlines and for some its … Continue reading →

Its 2012, and just like taxes you kinda feel like you’re starting with a fresh slate.   You have this desire to make changes, accomplish goals, or seek dreams.   Or at least I have, I can’t really speak for the rest … Continue reading →

Is it me or has Facebook been the trigger the explosion of smart phones?  I mean I think everyone was ok with just texting until Facebook became the think you couldn’t live without.  Suddenly everyone needs a smart phone to … Continue reading →

That used to be what I told people about why I’ve not progressed in my writing.  That I enjoy the writing but despise the editing.  But, the other day in a conversation, I realized that wasn’t true.  I enjoy editing… … Continue reading →

Some authors neglect their Muse and some spend hours trying to entice their elusive Muse while others have a dominant, demanding Muse using them only as a conduit to the typing keys!   My Muse and I have more of a … Continue reading →

Whenever I don’t have something good & dirty to post on a Friday.. I can always rely on an excerpt from Cat.  This is one of my favorite scenes of Cat and Bryce together.  Mmmmmm…. Bryce… so yummy is my … Continue reading →

Free movie marathon for 4 days on my cable this last weekend and I just picked ANYTHING that looked remotely interesting.  In the course of that I watched Julie & Julia, the movie about the writer who wrote a blog … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve felt the urge to write and work on a creative project but this urge is sporadic and usually NOT what my compulsive completer thinks SHOULD be worked on.  So this conflict result in nothing getting written.  Hell, I … Continue reading →

There is really no indication that anyone reads my blogs.  Since I write and post for my own pleasure this fact does not deter me.  I do have the ability to see how many “hits” I get and the numbers, … Continue reading →

The March eduction session of GLAWS (www.glaws.org), my writing society, was fabulous last weekend.  It had 6 authors who’d been marketing themselves in different ways.  Some had self published and some had not.  Even some who had done both.  And … Continue reading →