Christmas Eve
I love Christmas Eve. The best part of it and the day that follows is our kitties’ reactions to all the wrapping paper, boxes, and ribbons. The quantity of gifts under the tree matters little. The quality matters not at Read More…
Birthday Salutations!
So today I’m 37. Birthday Salutations! Which doesn’t feel all that different from 30 or even 25. I still get carded to buy alcohol (though not so much to go to the movies). I still participate in crazy gaming antics Read More…
Thankful
Instead of a Book Cover Throwback for this Thursday, I’m posting my thoughts on Thanksgiving as today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Thanksgivings as a child were odd to me, as were most holidays. My father was a single parent, Read More…
Flashfoward Friday: Equality
Normally on Friday’s I’d be flashing back to some great sci-fi or fantasy classic that changed me as a reader and writer, or I’d be looking ahead at what great, future tech is happening in our world, but I’m feeling Read More…
Wherefore art thou writing?
Got a good Monday Night Gaming post coming up later this evening, but for now, I wanted to frown at my depressing “writing progress” meters on the right and chat about the WHY. Amaskan’s Blood comes out in exactly 87 Read More…
Banned Books Week
In honor of Banned Books Week this week, I challenge all of you to read a banned book or comic/graphic novel. And I challenge all writers to write the stories that need telling. Don’t shy away what needs saying out Read More…
Separating Authors from Their Works
Separating authors from their works is difficult for me, because as a writer, I understand that we put a bit of ourselves into every book we write. Every character carries a piece of us and is influenced by a part Read More…
DiNozzo says, “No!”
The last four days I spent at the PNWA Writers’ Conference, where my friend and critique group member, Gayle Clemans, had 6 different agents ask for her manuscript (which in the publishing world, is awesome). Between the ‘too busy to Read More…
Styrofoam Cats
At this point in the summer, I think most people have seen what is being dubbed as the “poor man’s A/C” or even the “redneck A/C” depending on where you live. As someone who grew up in the south, I Read More…
Hatch vs. Hatchet
Taking a break from Flashback Friday today to tell you a funny story about occasional stupidity. 😉 Note the two words below and their definitions (Hatch vs. Hatchet) You’d think that being 36, a writer, and a very voracious reader Read More…
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