Getting back to writing
A forced break from writing can be good, but not if it occurs at the point when there are only two chapters left to write. Just two. And the book… Read more »
Tag: life
Apartment living – an education in greed
We spent a year in Cadence Apartments in Ballard (formerly known as Lockhaven). Life is all about new experiences that teach us, and our experiences in that apartment complex certainly… Read more »
Easy-peasy
I love days like today. Easy-peasy days, when the scenes play out clear and fully formed in my head. The characters develop, the plot autocorrects, the story builds. No struggle…. Read more »
My dog
Dogs are such odd creatures. My dog slept like this (on her back, under a table, front leg stuck in the air) for over an hour. Who knows how long… Read more »
Bunny Foo Foo
When we moved into our new house it already had a resident. A rabbit that liked to hang out in our front yard. In a chat with neighbors I… Read more »
The scream
The scream broke my concentration and pulled me out of my writing daze. Startled into action by the raw terror and hopelessness I heard in the voice I raced to… Read more »
Little steps
Little steps can get you there. Take writing, for example. When I begin a new project, say a book, it always seems overwhelming at the beginning. The screen is so… Read more »
Blah – a movie
I wanted to like it. I really did. But the movie my family and I rented from Redbox last night (which will remain unnamed) was a real stinker. The plot… Read more »
Head and heart
Adrenaline is running, unfettered and unrestrained, through my veins today. I think it’s because of a screenwriter’s workshop I want to attend in September. I sat down and meditated for… Read more »
Entitled author-wannabes
I was chatting with a publisher friend of mine the other day. She told me a story that made me shake my head in disbelief. Or maybe it was disgust…. Read more »