Two Pages A Day
I've been stressing about getting some edits done. Editing is not my favorite thing. I like the writing part. When I first began my writing career, I was so inspired by Diana Gabaldon that I emailed her and asked her…
No Flour, No Sugar, No Coffee?
I am so nervous to write this, but for today at least, I have given up flour, sugar. I can't give up coffee yet, but will by next week.You know you have to do something when you don't like the…
Z is for Zenda
Z is for Zenda. Well, I had to think of something that started with Z, and it could have been Zoo, with all those animals all around, but no, it's Zenda.When our two youngest children were little, my husband and…
Yes, I’ve Earned My Stripes Today
Forget rejection slips. Forget low scores on contests. We all work so hard to do our best, to write our best and manage our schedules as best we can. We help each other as writers, comment for each other, critique…
X Marks The Spot Where Jack London Wrote
There are some places that are filled with the ghosts of the past, and I was at one today. Our eclectic multi-genre critique group meets every Tuesday morning. Today, we met at the old Grist Mill, where Jack London used…
W is for Write Every Day
This is a do-over. Just a short post to remind you to write every day. I interviewed JR Ward at RWA Nationals in D.C. two years ago, and she told me she had written every day except for three in…
Understanding The Writing Business
When I first started writing, I began going to writers' group meetings, and discovered I liked happy endings. I was told I was a romance writer.At one of my first RWA meetings, I met a new friend, Karin Tabke/Harlow, who…
TIME OUT. THINK BEFORE YOU HIT SEND.
Whoa Nellie. Stop clattering your sabers. Holster your sidearms. Turn off your engines. Click off the TV. Put down your beer. Freeze frame.I'm floored with how many good writers (I put myself in both camps) can't send an email message…
Stimulus Package
I loved the idea of the double meaning of this, so used it on an erotic short I wrote, called The Stimulus Package. An idea whose time has come, as Werner Erhard used to say. I liked that it was…