Hello? It’s me…back up and running.
Summer is over, school has begun and we’re about to move into another season of weather and the parade of upcoming holidays this time of year brings on. It is probably my most favorite time of year,…
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…
Love is in the air…or is it?
I’m working on the fourth book in the Jorja Matthews mystery series and I’m going back and forth about the romantic interest between Jorja and Fritz (Officer Fritz of the local police department) and the old romantic…
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…
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…
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…
