Like most writers, I’m pressed for time to read, so in all honesty, I’ll read wherever I am when I have the time. If my iPad is in my purse, and I’m waiting in line at the grocery store, I’ll pull it out and read a page or two. If I’m outside grilling, unless we’re in […]
I’m not sure is this is other bloggers in general or the Wednesday Random bloggers, so I’m going with the Wednesday Random bloggers since they’re some of my very best friends. I’m not using descriptors like kind or caring or supportive or any of those things, because if they weren’t, they wouldn’t be my friends. 🙂 […]
So, this week’s blog post prompt was a kind of fill in the blank thing. Then, I thought about going with writer or knitter or sewer, or cross stitcher…but I was having trouble narrowing it down. So, I finally decided on… You might be pathologically creative, if… …if you call various family members to the […]
“So that’s it? I just write down all the stuff I want to get rid of and throw the list in the fire?” The woman standing on the other side of the flames from me nodded. “That’s it.” I watched her for a second longer, discomfort swirling in my gut. The whole thing sounded […]
So…I admit, while I might be a rule breaker about some things, there are a bunch of writing rules I try not to break–mostly because I don’t enjoy seeing them in other people’s writing, so I don’t want it in my own. 1.) Info dumps. Giant piles of background story have no place in […]
This week, the Wednesday Random Bloggers are blogging about their perfect weekend. My perfect weekend is quiet. Really quiet. I like to wake up at about 8 on Saturday. That’s the perfect time because no one else in this house will be up for hours. (Bonus if it’s raining and I can have the windows […]
Let’s see…things that made me smile during the past week. 1.) This conversation with Jenny Trout: Me: What the hell are you doing with my toes? Jenny: Leave me alone. I’m carsick! I have to make my own fun! (Technically, this happened a smidge longer than a week ago, but I remembered it when […]
I followed her through the sun-dappled field. Insects whirred all around us as the late August sun beat down. The leaves barely moved. No longer the vibrant green of early spring, they looked tired, beaten down by life, ready for autumn and the cooler temperatures. I could relate. All I really wanted to do was […]
Last week, was our fourth annual writers retreat where we travel to the wild’s of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula a.k.a. The Land of No Internet and Very Little Cell Coverage. On our way to the Mackinac Bridge, this happened and we all had a terrifying exciting time getting across the highway to the median. I am, however, […]
Let’s see…it’s time for another Five Words or Less Post. I’m currently writing two stories, so I’m gonna do both. WIP: Darkling Night, pissed off faeries WIP: Untitled, music composition, lost chances Characters: Devon, Jonah, Mellie, Fake-Mellie, Thorn Characters: Morgan, James, Tris, Rory, Setting: high school, woods, winter, inbetween Setting: […]