Since being a writer means sitting on your butt a lot, I decided last year to really start watching what I ate. Ever since university extra-pounds and I have had an on/off relationship. I’d like to break up with them once and for all.
Read MorePen versus keyboard
My editing is done for the day and I’m ready to start writing. Much to my surprise, I reached for my notebook even though I’m sitting right in front of my computer.
Read MorePlotting
I’m a pantser. Someone who usually writes by the seat of her pants. I need only a vague idea for a story before beginning. Some days it works better for me than others. Two of my collegues and I are currently developing a series of …
Read MoreTrying to be patient
Perry said it best, “It’s like waiting for Christmas except you don’t know what day it will arrive.”
Read MoreA new novel and more
It’s been a nutzoid few weeks and it promises only to get busier, I can’t keep the smile off of my face.
Read MorePromotion is harder and easier than I thought
How do I let people know without sounding like an overblown buffoon tooting her own horn.
Read MoreThe Making of Jake – pt 3
It’s been twenty years since I started writing the story about Jake and Kathryn. A lot has changed in my life and life in general. Even if your rewrite is only a few months after the initial writing, check it for current details. No matter what happens, don’t stop writing. This is perhaps the most important and hardest thing to do
Read MoreThe Making of Jake – pt2
Jake has been my obsession for almost two decades. He’s been responsible for at least four re-writes and umpteen million attempts.
Read MoreAs one ends a new one begins
This was a year of change, actually it’s been a deade of change. I moved across the country, I’ve travelled my butt off and have some ambitious plans for more destinations. I’ve ended jobs and followed my dreams to create the career I was afraid to even consider.
Read MoreChristmas at the Nelson’s
There is a special sort of grounding that I feel every time I come home. The power I get from returning to my roots is both humbling and astonishing.
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