Recently found an old (1955) Louis L’Amour novel I hadn’t read yet. w00t In this tale, the good guy is Clay Bell, a would-be rancher who has bought up the […]
Inspiration
Posts about finding ideas and inspiration
What I’m Reading: Big Trouble on Sullivan’s Island
This is a new series by Southern author Susan Boyer. She wrote Lowcountry Boil and the other books in that series. I liked those, so I’m trying this one. In […]
What I’m Reading: The Lantern’s Dance
I’ve just finished reading my copy of Laurie R. King’s The Lantern’s Dance. This is Laurie’s usual excellent story and I zipped right through almost without stopping for a breath. […]
What I’m Reading: Murder in an Irish Village
This is a cozy by Carlene O’Connor that I just started, Book 1 in a series. I literally just started reading so I can’t say whether or not I’m enjoying […]
What I’m Looking Forward To: The Lantern’s Dance
This is an upcoming mystery novel by one of my favorite authors: Laurie R. King. It’s another in her Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell series, so I’m certain to enjoy […]
December Writings
Just an update on NaNoWriMo. I squeaked by with 50,000 words (or a few more) so I get the t-shirt and virtual badges. I’ve also been working on the Sisters […]
NaNoWriMo Musings
November is nearly over and so is NaNoWriMo. In case you’ve never heard of that, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and is when you sign up to write […]
SCWA Conference, Part 2
Literary Agent Amy Collins, of Talcott Notch Literary Services gave us lots of great advice on “The Dreaded Comp Titles” and how to find your idea readers. First, find your […]
News from the SCWA Conference
I spent last weekend at the South Carolina Writers Association StoryFest Conference. It was a great little convention, and I learned a lot. We had some good speakers and of […]
What I’m Reading: The Thursday Murder Club
I’ve pre-ordered the newest novel from Richard Osman in his Thursday Murder Club series. There is another mystery series with a similar name, so be sure you pick the right […]