I'm not a pantser, but I'm not a planner either. I'm more of a baker of stories, when it comes down to it.
Falling down the hill
Welcome to November
Good morning everyone. We are officially one day in to National Novel Writing Month. Excuse me. *Screams in writer* Okay, that's better. So yeah, NaNoWriMo is here, and this year I have a personal goal to finish this WIP. I will finish the first Black Roses novella in November or die trying. There is enormous... Continue Reading →
The great vampire vs. zombie debate
Hi, everyone. This week I'm going to weigh in on an important spooky issue, one that arises every year at this time. That issue is: whose undeadness is more potent? The vampire's? Or the zombie's? To answer this question, we must first establish a baseline. What kind of vampire are we talking about? Is the... Continue Reading →
Loss and telling your story
October is, in the traditions I was handed down, a month of joyful harvest. It is also a month of reaping. This is the month that fields die. It is the month where the veil grows thin, and the dead come to visit. The first book I ever finished I finished in the wake of... Continue Reading →
Doubt, desires, futures
This week, I've been reminding myself that you can look back, but you can't go back. I'm a self-published author, and when I started this gig I had no idea what I was doing. It is possible that I still don't. Periodically, I will remember this. Writing could, easily, be a full-time gig. There are... Continue Reading →
In defense of Sokka
Since I've been re-watching Avatar, several people have asked me what kind of bender I am. The S.O. opines often that I am a firebender, but to be honest I've never felt completely connected with any of the bending disciplines. The character that I feel the greatest connection to, actually, is Sokka. (For the record,... Continue Reading →
The only way out is through
This past weekend was Labor Day, and therefore I got a long weekend. The S.O. and some friends had planned to go on a hike sometime in late summer or fall, and they invited me along. I was slightly skeptical, but I went. I'm glad I did. But that was a humdinger of a hike,... Continue Reading →
A work-life balance, also trees
Authors are human, and most of us are barely chipping away at things. I know that's what it has felt like for me for a long time - that no matter how fast I write, I can't write fast enough. Last week, I took the week off of the dayjob and off of writing. It's... Continue Reading →
Eek! I missed a week!
Sorry for my silence last week, friends. It was my birthday, and I was off gallivanting. I ate a bunch of good food, planted peach trees and moved iris bulbs, killed a bunch of invasive elms (hopefully) and poison ivy, destroyed some boxwoods because boxwoods don't DO anything, and climbed a mountain. Overall it was... Continue Reading →
And now we return to your regularly scheduled programming
Friends, I am so glad to be home! Metaphorically, I mean. I missed my blog a lot. Housekeeping! If you missed my blog tour, here are all the stops along the way. Take a moment to get caught up, if you care to. My favorite stop was the last one, which involved a playlist! Plus... Continue Reading →
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