I love music. All music. So it’s no surprise that when I close myself off to write, I set up my IPOD to a few of my favorites. Sometimes it’s a constant loop of a particular artist and sometimes it’s a mix from a certain genre. Country and rock really get me moving. For my…
Today was a stressful day on my full time job at the office. Even the four stress ball toys on my desk didn’t help. I had to remind myself about the good things in order to stay calm and make it through my 8 plus hours. I thought about my kids and called them on…
I’m coming up on my 90 days from the date I started this wild ride. I’m not where I want to be YET but there are a couple of items I can check off my list with some other items that hopefully can be checked off by month end. (Bold items have been completed.) Start…
Family, family, family. The holidays just recently passed. (Memorial Day) It’s not one of those “big” holidays but it is one where quite a few employers give their people a day off. What does one do with an extended weekend? Spend it with family. Which is exactly what I did. Hoping that you and yours…
I never thought names would be an issue for me. At least not this early in the game. I already had set names for characters in my WIP and surprisingly enough already had a decent title picked out that right now, I still love. BUT. What I’ve learned is that characters can pop out of…
So, today I decided to switch things up. I don’t want this blog to be all about me, though I will continue to share the highs and lows of the writing journey as I discover things along the way. BUT, today, I thought I’d do a review. Not an official line by line and plot…
Have you ever had that shivery feeling that something big was going to happen? You weren’t sure if it was going to be good or bad but your stomach knotted with anticipation. Last Saturday that happened to me. I was antsy on and off in the morning and couldn’t figure out why. Then I decided…
I’m not sure where this rates on a scale, but I’m 25k words in on my work in progress. I spun my wheels for a bit and got caught in rewrite purgatory. For me, it means I made the horrible mistake of reading what I had so far and constantly editing. Luckily I broke the…
In the last few weeks, I have discovered that writing is like going back to school. Books to read, details to study and learning to apply everything you’ve covered. The only difference is that instead of one teacher in one classroom, I have hundreds of teachers aka published authors and my classroom is the vast…
