Learning the Game
I love hearing real life stories from writers. Like the post about Sly Stallone and how he learned to write so he could have a role!...
Take It Out!
When in doubt, take it out! That's my new mantra for editing my stories. I can feel it now. The story grows heavy like it's dragging or...
The Reader's Cry to the Writer
As I stuffed a K-cup into my Keurig this morning, I heard my cat hissing behind me. That was a bit odd, since she doesn't normally start...
Choices and Twisted Bliss
Fast forward to the next day and my mind is adjusted. I will make it. If I diligently chip away and carve a path back to where I want to...
Back in the New
I'm back in the saddle today at work and my living situation. Feeling as blue as ever. It's so hard to start over in a new location. I...
Birdies On a Branch
Today was the perfect storm of events. It could have blown my anxious personality into hysteria. The winds whipped in and I wavered but...
Relatable Characters
After attending different writing conferences, I've learned several aspects of writing characters. One of them is to make them real....
Love Captured
What a magnificent picture I witnessed on a trip to Italy. The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City,...
Research and Making It Real
My mom got a thrill out of me folding into the trunk of my car and asking her to shut the lid. In a matter of seconds I was ready for...
Gen X vs. Gen Z in Texting
I heard something on the radio today that made my skin burn. Well, admittedly that could have been the warm Florida sunshine breaking...
