As we speak, my husband and I are somewhere deep in the Rocky Mountains. I’m using his cell phone as a modem – it’s like being on dial-up again – and we’re jamming to Falconer as my husband drives my
Rabbits and Snakes
So, now that Spring has sprung (or so I assume – it’s hard to tell around the rain) I am getting a better idea of how my yard works. We have a ridiculous amount of wildlife. Foxes, coyotes, raccoons, birds
When is a Story Truly Dead?
I hear it in interviews, from my writer friends, at book signings – the novel that went into a drawer, never to come out again. Their first or third or eighth novel that was so bad it didn’t deserve to
The Writer’s Dream
I thought about changing the title of the blog to “Where Sky Sharks Fear to Tread” but then I realized that there is nowhere that Sky Sharks fear to tread, and also that they would probably eat me for even
Broken Promises
(Aha, I automatically typed one of my titles above instead of what I meant. Whoops. Guess I’ve been working on that project a little too much lately.) One thing I’ve come across a couple of times in workshops and classes
Tales of a Writers’ Conference Newbie – Aftermath
So. PPWC WAS AWESOME. I will try not to randomly glee all over the place but believe me, it is hard. I kind of want to sign up for EVERY WRITERS’ CONFERENCE EVER now but I shall try to refrain.
Tales of a Writers’ Conference Newbie – Preparation
As I let you know last month, I shall be attending the Pike’s Peak Writers’ Conference this weekend. The terror, it remains. Luckily, my compatriots in crime Ian and Anne shall be with me, and hopefully I can just remember
The Need for Focus
Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. I appreciate them. (The Landsquid does as well, though he’d never admit it.) I think part of the problem is a lack of focus on my part. This ties in a little with Friday’s
When the Doubts Hit
We all hit these low points, the ones following some sort of disappointment (or sometimes not), where you stare at what you’re doing and wonder if you should just give up. If it’s worth it to keep going for rewards
Writing Tools: Netbooks
Oh, Friday posts. You are always written early. I have had five computers that were “mine.” The first was a Pentium III desktop, a gift from my father to take to college in 2001. Even then it was a bit
