Current word count: 30,433 … and I’ve just come up with a major subplot for the lads Thought I’d discuss the two basic types of writers this post. Well, actually […]
Blathering: Reality Interrupts My Virtual Life Once Again
As with all of my creative friends, I spent yesterday in a state of shock. It’s still hard for me to believe that a doctrine of hatred, bigotry, racism, name-calling […]
It’s That Time Again!
No, not the holiday season – though it is getting to that point as well. No, I mean it’s National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo! NaNoWriMo is an event where […]
Organization
People have asked me how I organize my work. Do I use a stack of index cards? A cork board? Computer files? The answer is yes. I do have a […]
The Mind Wanders
As you may already know, the state is under the eye of Hurricane Matthew this weekend. I’m hoping everyone who chose not to evacuate will survive. They’re predicting something equal […]
Get Out of the House
Sometimes the same old writing space just isn’t stimulating your creativity any longer. If you’re staring at your walls waiting for inspiration, try shaking things up by getting out of […]
Handling Rejection
My story didn’t make the cut for the Malice Domestic anthology, which sort of bums me out … but at least they were polite enough to email me and let […]
The End
Book Two is finished … well, the first draft is done This is only the beginning, though. I’ve got the first edit to do – go through reading for continuity […]
Good News!
I just learned that I placed first in my group for a flash fiction challenge. We’re starting with around 60 groups and weeding down to one winner in December. […]
Writing Retreat, Part 2
You’ve probably figured out that I’ve finally scheduled a vacation. Yep, getting a bit burned out at the day job, so it’s time to recharge those creative batteries so I […]