One of the most difficult posts I’ll ever write…
Hi everyone – I had thought that my update for the month of September would be to fill you in on my book status and when the fourth book in the series might be available, or how…
Piper’s own little mystery – a month-long saga
For those of you who have read my books in the Jorja Matthews’ mystery series, you’re aware that my protagonist has a rescue dog named Piper. For those of you who know me, or who have read…
How do you travel? Via fact or fiction?
I just returned from a vacation that made me so tired, I needed a vacation to rest after returning home. That’s nothing new, as I really can’t recall a time when a vacation actually meant relaxation. My…
I have to admit…change is a good thing.
Change – something I’ve always had an aversion to…and never really appreciated. I have my reasons and they are likely all textbook answers, but as the character, Popeye, is famous for saying, “I Yam What I Yam.” There…
NaNoWriMo update – week 2
I believe there are two different mindsets when it comes to NaNoWriMo right now. The first is that we’re only in the second week, with technically two and a half weeks to go, so it feels like…
NaNoWriMo update – week 1
We are one week down in this massive writing challenge called NaNoWriMo, and I’m sure there are many writers out there who are wondering just what the heck they got themselves in to now that things are…
Note to Self…and a Note to Create
I found this note I wrote to myself one evening when I was…in a mood. Reading it over, I think it resonates with something inside me that others can relate to as well, so I decided I’d…
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What’s good about a drought? The growth we see afterwards.
You might not think September is synonymous with drought, or even growth, as the rain has already visited us and the trees outside are losing their leaves as I write this. But when it involves creativity, I…
R.I.P. Bloggers with Burnout
During each season of writing, writers live two lives; their own and whatever characters they’re writing about at the time. Life, as we all know, is busy. And when you’re a writer, living your own life while writing…
I’m a Plunger, a Panster, an Organic Story-Teller
Photo credit: Death to the Stock Photo If you are a writer, you know the debate over whether to outline or not to outline, to be a planner or a plunger (or a panster), to stick to…
