Once More, Into the Breach

All right, back to work, after a great – and needed day off. Before that, though,I just wanted to say how great it is to read from other writers, which is a great part of any day! I’ve had so much fun reading the Friday Fictioneer posts and am sorry no time to contribute this […]

IWSG: Nobody’s Perfect (Including Me)

I just got back from a somewhat whirlwind tour in Europe, which I desperately needed, and am trying to keep it all together. I have books to send out, reviews to ignore, and other important things I should definitely do but sort of forgot, like my IWSG post for this month! (Is it November already? […]

Back and Prepping

So peaceful…. Back from a much-needed trip abroad and realizing November starts … tomorrow? NO!! I have two novels outlined, a short story out, and … yeah, I definitely needed a break! A few more pictures: Berlin’s Celebration of Lights at the Brandenburg Gate Snow in Austria All right, that’s it! Back to work.

IWSG: Staying Motivated

First of all, Happy Birthday IWSG!!! For the anniversary of IWSG, we’ve been asked to put together a short piece on writing, publishing, or marketing. For my post, I’m going to share some tricks I use to help me stay motivated: 1. Be task-oriented. I am used to thinking of work in terms of time. […]

Friday Fictioneers: Time Wounds all Heals

Photo prompt by: B.W. Beacham My response to the weekly writing prompt at Friday Fictioneers. An InLinkz Link-up. Time Wounds All Heals Genre: Contemporary Fiction, General In and out, the waves work to erase all trace of the flood, of the road, of the place where his wife, his beloved Yoko once stood. No one […]

First Try is Hopefully the Charm

Insecure Writers Group Okay, first I am pretty insecure about trying to post to this group. This summer I’ve decided I’m going to get serious about writing and maybe even (gasp) being published. Personally, I cringe when people ask what I’m doing this summer – now that I’m about to graduate from this rather challenging, […]

Everyday Beauty

  Today is Beltane, May Day, the day to celebrate the oncoming warmth of summer. And what a beautiful day it is. All the world seems to be caught up in the push and pull of romance, of come here – and go away – and come here again. Every day is gorgeous and threaded […]

Calm Before the Storm

This week a fellow writer posed a question to an online forum. He wanted to know what to do when you start to hate – or at least dislike – your current project. The majority of responders advised him to put it aside for later, which I thought is really good advice if possible. Sometimes […]