Growing up, I found I liked a lot of things that were a bit behind my generation. I would have been very happy being born 5-10 years earlier than I was, in all reality, or farther. I watched Starsky and…
Me and my writing life
A blog about books, my ideas and what I've learned as I live life as a writer.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Changing Point of View to Defy Writer’s Block
I was sitting at my computer the other day, trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my current work in progress. I was facing a horrific case of writer’s block. I didn’t know what was going…
Tagged with: Apple, Writer, Writers Block, Writers Resources, writing, Writing Exercises
Posted in Writing tips
Posted in Writing tips
Review: The Good Daughter by Diana Layne
I liked The Good Daughter: A Mafia Story by Diana Layne, a little in spite of itself. That’s the only way I can describe it. I was tempted to say “I didn’t mind this book” but that’s a bit too passive.…
Author Interview: Stacy Eaton
Today is my first author interview on my blog. I’m very excited to have had a chance to work with Stacy Eaton, author of the My Blood Runs Blue series. Stacy hosted me on her blog last Wednesday, and I’m…
Tagged with: Author, Outskirts Press, Publishing, Reading (process), Stacy Eaton, writing
Posted in Author Interview
Posted in Author Interview
Be persistent, professional, patient, and realistic
This Wednesday I was watching my tweetdeck and saw a large amount of ranting posts from a certain, to be unnamed, tweeter. From what I can gather, she was trying to gather donations to write a web series, but only…
Review: Purely Decorative by Angelina Cabo
As I said earlier this week on my Facebook page, from the beginning I knew this book wasn’t something I’d typically pick up. It’s well written (though there were some grammatical things I caught that made me think, she should…
Grammar, spelling, and other pet peeves
I wasn’t going to write this post. Anytime I argue for correct spelling and grammar, someone either tells me not to be so picky or to quit being stuck up, a nerd, a pain, etc. Two words I hate that…
Posted in Grammar
Add Into Fire
Add Over Water
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