The house dream returns
I had the house dream last night. I’ve had it for as long as I can remember. I dream of finding a hidden door in a house that leads to… Read more »
Category: Writing
Election 2016 – being unfriended
“I’m a fervent feminist and a Republican. I remember the mess the Clintons made of the White House, scandal after scandal after scandal. I dreaded going through that again. So… Read more »
A foot in two worlds
I finished a huge rewrite of my newest book yesterday. It was tougher than usual, and at times I truly felt I’d never get it done. But I did. And… Read more »
Twenty-five pages
Twenty-five pages. That’s it. Only twenty-five pages stands between me and the birth of my next novel. It’s been an excruciatingly painful process. I often felt I’d never get to the… Read more »
Routine and the painful process
Something came up today so I won’t be able to write. While not being able to write for one day isn’t the end of the world, it does frustrate me… Read more »
Titles
Titles are some of the most irritating things ever invented. By that I don’t mean the titles themselves – a clever title can attract the right kind of attention – I… Read more »
Soup dream
Ever had a dream you dismiss a nonsense dream, until you really think about it? I just had a very weird one. In the dream a large group of people… Read more »
Mundane or hero
Okay, I’m just going to say it. They’ve got it all wrong. And by they I mean the writers of all those books, tv shows, and movies that spout the… Read more »
Excerpt – DTA2
The title for this book still eludes me. Maybe by the time I finish the rewrites something perfect will pop into my head. This moment is the catalyst that sets… Read more »
Here’s the logic
When I went to library school we were taught to cater to boys when we selected books for the juvenile section of our public libraries. We were told to stuff… Read more »