How to catch up with your muse

How to catch up with your muse

Have you ever had so many story ideas racing through your head that you wished your mind could just settle on one?  Sometimes if you will it, it will be so.  Then again, sometimes the act of trying to silence a voice makes your muse run off into the night....
How about a sneak peek?

How about a sneak peek?

Yes, I know it’s been ages since I posted anything but I’ve been busy, busy, busy as I’m quite sure you all have. You know, what with the holidays, travel, family visits and the warring muses in my head its a wonder I’ve gotten anything...
NaNoWriMo and other goals…

NaNoWriMo and other goals…

      So once again, like so many others, I am participating in NaNoWriMo 2014. I am determined to finish at least one of the projects I’ve been working on this year. But as I decided to write this I realized that everyone has goals. Little ones,...
Procrastination, my mortal enemy…

Procrastination, my mortal enemy…

The mortal enemy of the writer is using every excuse not to write, in other words, procrastination. I am definitely guilty of that. Some days the words are free flowing other days, yikes, I’m lucky if I can get a word down.  Now I don’t know about...
Goodreads Goodies…

Goodreads Goodies…

With Valentine’s Day banging on the door I thought it might be nice to offer a Goodreads giveaway!  Enter for a chance to win a copy of Dear Lorna from February 14th thru February 28th.  I’m still new to Goodreads so I appreciate any shares and...
Black Belt in Writing-Part 2

Black Belt in Writing-Part 2

A short while ago I wrote a blog post called “Black Belt in Writing” (Sept 11, 2013) I won’t repost obviously since you can go back and read it yourselves, but I will reference it and I will remind you of the different belt levels as I perceive them:...
Overheard a conversation…

Overheard a conversation…

I was at my regular 9-5  job today (actually 12-9pm) and I walked up to a couple of parents to check in on them and their kids (I run a martial arts school). I figured they were chatting about the kids, since they had just gotten their black belts over the...