Early in my writing "career" (what a funny word for what I do), I learned to place each adverb with perfect precision (note that I didn't say "very carefully) in my manuscripts. I am no expert--not even close. However, I am careful about their overuse, and as a result, I rarely have sentences that Continue Reading
Enjoyed an Aggie Book?
I'd really appreciate it if you could take a moment in the next few days and leave a review for it/each one. I'm not asking for anything in depth (not that I'm opposed), just a few sentences saying what you thought of it is sufficient. Here are the links to those books Ready or Not For Continue Reading
Just One More…
I promise I won't turn this into a "woe is me" blog. There was a question on the NaNoWriMo forums tonight. I often don't get involved in discussions there, but this one tugged at me. The question that prompted the discussion was a simple one. "Anyone else just not... feeling it?" I thought Continue Reading
When Reality Overwrites Fiction
"I can't explain, just pray." The words came ten nights ago. Frankly, five of the worst words I've ever heard in my life. They signaled the beginning of my three year old grandson's ordeal. If you ask Stephen what happened to him, he'll say, "A bird died." It's just a little more Continue Reading
Crow with a Side of Rook Pie
I think writers are opinionated people. We kind of have to be in order to put down our ideas with any confidence. I'd say non-fiction writers might be more opinionated by nature, but I doubt it. What does that have to do with my humble meal? Writing programs. I've tried so many. Write It Continue Reading
Crazy Camp Sale!
And, to sweeten the pot, I'll even let this apply to PRE-SALE books for Everard and Thirty Days Hath! That's right! Those books are releasing this summer, so here's your chance to get them at a HUGE discount! Continue Reading
Remember…
This post? I really did think I'd arrived. I consider books at garage sales to be gold nuggets among the junk that usually surrounds them. I've purchased some of my favorite books at garage sales! However, today I got a cool email. A woman sent me a lovely note confessing that she had been Continue Reading
You Really Do Only Live Once…
My kids and I were discussing this yesterday. You see it and hear it everywhere. Facebook, Twitter, texts, email, message boards. Yolo. So I have to ask. Why do we reduce something truly worth notice to a trite, annoying little acronym. "Yolo." Really? Then, if that's not enough, we just Continue Reading
Camp NaNoWriMo!
Tomorrow I climb on the cyber bus to Camp NaNoWriMo. Well... for me it is almost today. I'll be starting at 12:00:01. Here, I'll join my other campers around the campfire and swat at the mosquitoes that try to suck the life from our stories. I'm sure there'll be a few letters written "home" (i.e. Continue Reading
Memorial Day 2012
He was once a little boy, toddling around the room. She once sat on her daddy's lap and listened to stories of brave princes fighting for their kingdom. He once had a voice that cracked at all the wrong moments. She once wore a prom dress and took her father's breath away. They endured boot camp, Continue Reading
Forty-Two
It's a good number this year. First, it is my friend, Amy's, favorite number. She's getting married this July, so that makes it pretty cool. It is also the number of years I will have been alive by the time that wedding takes place--eight days after my birthday. And, it is the number of Continue Reading
Well, Duh!
Sometimes I question my intelligence. Hush. I like the word sometimes rather than "most of the time." It's a quarter of the words! HALF the syllables. I'm being efficient, concise, brief, succinct. Really, I do. Question my intelligence that is-- often. There. That's a better Continue Reading
