I hope everyone is having a lovely Thanksgiving weekend here in America. The past few years have been rough. The effects of COVID are long-reaching, from losing loved ones to losing jobs, and the world is still limping along, trying to find its feet again. It's better this year for many of us. I am… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!
Tag: Books
Writing in Different Genres
Since Paw Prints on the Wall has been released and continues to do well - thank you again to everyone who has purchased my novel - it is now my job to pick up the next project and continue working on it. Or, well, that's been my job the whole time. I never really stopped… Continue reading Writing in Different Genres
Bring On The New
As of October 28th, Darkside of Bright has a completed first draft. Calculating how long this took, it was about 4 months of work start to finish, which isn't bad at all. There are things I am still debating changing but for now, it is going into a virtual corner to sit and simmer while… Continue reading Bring On The New
Arguments with my Internal Editor
(A brief peek into this odd-ball brain of mine since the beginning of the current work in progress.) Me: Alright! It's an urban fantasy about a marital counselor to the supernatural. Werewolves, vampires, and all those magical creatures! It'll be great. Internal Editor: You can't be serious. Urban Fantasy is full of women in tight… Continue reading Arguments with my Internal Editor
Abandoning or Embracing Cliché’s
I love high stakes stories. I love when the heroes have to battle against all odds and sacrifice all of themselves to reach the end goal. And I love when that end goal is "life as we know it" or Armageddon. And I love the hero who is plucky and normal but housing some extraordinary… Continue reading Abandoning or Embracing Cliché’s
Writing and Business and the In-Between
As of this evening my novelette "Torven" has a completed rough draft. Given its very small length (16006 words) I have been toying around with the idea of giving it away for free or really, really cheap (after it's gone through a rigorous editing) which has led me to the normal marketing spiel/debate. I've been… Continue reading Writing and Business and the In-Between
Throwing Confetti! (AKA – Persona’s Re-Write is done!)
Technically I started this book over a decade ago while working at a Clinic & Hospital. I toted it around in a notebook and copied pages off for my mother since typing on the electric typewriter (shut up, I couldn't afford a computer back then) took more time than I had. Yes, she still has… Continue reading Throwing Confetti! (AKA – Persona’s Re-Write is done!)
Round Robin Blog Posts – Social Issues in Fiction
I'm so happy to be joining the Round Robin Blog Hop this month. This month's topic discusses social/current event issues that are important to me and how, when, or if I allow them to seep into my fiction. Let me start off with admitting that I definitely allow social issues to be addressed in my… Continue reading Round Robin Blog Posts – Social Issues in Fiction
Writing While Unmotivated
I know there are lots people out there who just plain won't write if they do not have the proper inspiration. They follow their creative muse and lean heavily on the concept of being an artist, and those things are true. Writing is an art and yes, sometimes you just plain don't want to write.… Continue reading Writing While Unmotivated
Breathable Text
Every book teaches me something. Even the books I hate teach me what I want to avoid in my personal writing. I might rage about certain aspects of the story or throw the book across the room when I'm done with it (if I have it on hard copy instead of Kindle, of course) but… Continue reading Breathable Text
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