Character Traits – it’s all in the details
I was having a conversation with someone the other day who tried to butter me up with compliments before turning on me like a rabid dog. It wasn’t pretty. I still run the conversation over in my…
Is it possible for characters to become jealous of each other?
I’ve been busy working on final tasks involved with my short story so I can publish next month, but that doesn’t mean the characters from my other books are laying low. It’s almost as if they are jealous…
Help wanted – a magician to add more hours to the day
I used to want to be a personal assistant…and I always thought to myself, what fun it would be to become a personal assistant for some reclusive big-shot author (is Stephen King in the market?). Even though…
When we stand in the way of our dreams
I finally realized something the other day…sometimes, when things just aren’t going the way we expect, there’s one person we often overlook when passing out the blame: Ourselves. I’ve been getting this message in various forms for…
A walk down memory lane…
I’ve been able to spend some free time reviewing my short story, with the expectation that I’ll have it out by November. That is still the plan, and I’m optimistic and hopeful that the plan stays on…
A walk down memory lane…
I’ve been able to spend some free time reviewing my short story, with the expectation that I’ll have it out by November. That is still the plan, and I’m optimistic and hopeful that the plan stays on…
A book, a movie, a…completely different story?
Imagine having an idea. Imagine putting that idea on paper. Imagine others showing how much they love your idea by buying your books until eventually the dream of a lifetime comes true: someone offers you big bucks…
Exciting news! I’m hearing voices in my head again!
Okay, I don’t mean to come off sounding a little…off, but there’s some truth behind hearing voices when you’re a writer. At least there is for me. It’s that part of my imagination I’ve made very good…
I’m still here…I just fell back down the rabbit hole.
I’ve become one of those bloggers…one of those writers who I found by chance, who piqued my interest by the way they wrote and who I soon became a fan of, either because I felt a connection…
Making a list and checking it twice
I know…it’s not the holidays but lists to me are a part of life and lately, I need them more than ever to try to stay on track. Even more than that, I need a running list…