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
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
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!)
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
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
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
In answer to everyone who has ever looked at me and said; "I just don't see how you do it." It never starts with a blank page so let's go ahead and toss that myth out the window. The blank page comes later, and it never stays blank for long because the moment pen meets … Continue reading Creation Phase
I am dubbing 2014 as a success in spite of the avocado fiasco and am seriously excited to see what I can accomplish in 2015. I've already got a couple of things planned but today we're filling out the writing schedule for the whole year ... which I'll admit is like my favorite part of … Continue reading Bring it on 2015!
Dear Diary, Scrivener hates me. I find this quite sad because I really like Scrivener and its little note-card preview and clean setup. And really, I've done nothing to deserve its hatred. We only just met a month or so ago. How do I know it hates me? Because it refuses to be rid of … Continue reading Self-Publishing Journal Entry #3
Welcome to October! As promised, Residual Haunting -- my first ghost/semi-horror/paranormal story -- has found its way onto Wattpad and its own Story Blog. (Take a moment to admire Chris Howard's amazing artwork on the cover! I absolutely love it!) Now then ... Why am I posting a draft of this novel online for free? … Continue reading Residual Haunting is now Live
