Magnolia Chapter One
Being a local Seattle writer, I’m happy to announce the existence of a group for local writers who live in the Magnolia/Queen Anne neighborhoods in Seattle: Magnolia Chapter One is a place to network, get help and tips about writing, Read More…
The Day of Fools
April 1st…The Day of Fools. It also happens to be sci-fi author, Anne McCaffrey’s birthday. If she were alive, she’d be 88 today. I always remembered it was Anne’s birthday because she shared her day with my grandmother, who died Read More…
Post-Con Zombie-ism
In between my propping my eyelids open with copious amounts of caffeine and a pry-bar, I’ve seen an awful lot of people on social-media commenting on the zombie-plague that is affecting those attendees of the Emerald City Comicon. What I Read More…
We All Start Somewhere
A wonderful bit of humor and…maybe “uuuggh” greeting me this morning as I continued organizing my writing office. (Once I finish it, I’ll post pics. I promise!) Everything in our home is unpacked, but we still have pockets needing organization Read More…
Flashback Friday…Something Wicked This Way Comes
5th Grade. Top of the elementary school ladder and way smarter than I had any right to be, a teacher recommended that I read Something Wicked This Way Comes by science-fiction master, Ray Bradbury. To be honest, my little Nancy-Drew-and-Hardy-Boy-loving-self Read More…
Flashback Friday…Dragonflight
I’ve decided that in honor of all the Throwback Thursday things people have been doing online, I’m going to begin a Flashback Friday post where I review a novel I read back when I was a child. Sort of a Read More…
2014…such lofty goals I have!
I don’t believe in New Year’s Resolutions. Neither does science for that matter! There are a few things you can do to succeed at your resolutions, but I prefer to set goals. The difference in setting goals is that I Read More…
Another year older…
So today, I’m another year older–36 in fact, which feels like 35 did, and 34, and even 33. I’ve never cared too much about age, but turning 36 does make me think about my writing and writing goals. This week, Read More…
The Archaeologist excerpt…
New excerpt up! This time from the speculative fiction novel, The Archaeologist. Thomas always wanted to be an archaeologist and study the history of Old Earth, but when he uncovers the find of a lifetime, his mistake leads to the Read More…
Word Counts, I’ve got plenty!
Though not as many words this week as I’d like. I spent the majority of the week #plotstorming for a YA novel I’m writing for a contest. Since Monday, I’ve written 6,492 words and edited 50 pages. I foresee that Read More…
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