Do you? Do you know what I know? I know about a great Christmas read that I can't wait to share with you. That's what I know. Becky Melby, author of quite a few books, including the "Lost Sanctuary" series, has come out with a Christmas novella that will make you want to curl up with a quilt Continue Reading
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NaNo’s Raven Is Rapping:
It's become a habit of mine to write a parody of different poems or stories as a prelude to NaNoWriMo each year. Some I posted on Facebook or private message boards, but you can find two of past years' parodies HERE and HERE. This year, I played with Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven." It's not a good Continue Reading
Conquering NaNoWriMo: How I “Win” Every Year
Just days before November 1, 2006, a friend asked, "Have you seen this NaNoWriMo thing?" My response? Totally predictable. "NaNo-what, what?" But, of course, when I heard it was about writing--you know, that "wri" part?--I went to look it up. And signed up. Needed a book idea. I went Continue Reading
Speak Now Is Like a Fungus: It grew on me
And just how is Speak Now like a fungus, you ask? Well, c'mon. I already answered up there. It grew on me. Not quite literally, but you know. It happened. That growing thing. Note: links in this post may be affiliate links, providing me with a small commission at no additional cost to Continue Reading
Do You Think Jimmy Stewart Will Ever Forgive Me?
We all know the story. A guy with a broken leg sits in his wheelchair and watches the world go by from his Rear Window. Then he sees something he shouldn't, and the next thing you know, he's got everyone convinced he's nuts. Add to that, a killer who doesn't want to get caught, and tension Continue Reading
Author Q & A: Characters & Writing Order
One of the things I like most are the questions I get from readers about my characters or my process. Megan G sent an email last year that addressed both! I thought I'd share it. Megan wrote: ... one more thing, do you always write your books in chronological order? For me, it's hard to write Continue Reading
5 Eco-Friendly Things Writers Love (or should)
I was writing along the other night, working on Cassie from The Vintage Wren, when it occurred to me that modern writers are an eco-friendly lot. After all, many of the things that are a part of the modern writer's toolkit are digital! So, I thought I'd spell a few out--just to make Cassie feel Continue Reading
She Doesn’t Have to Settle: A look at relationships
I read a Facebook post the other day. In a group of people discussing planning methods, she spoke up. The post went something like this (going on memory but not trying to remember details to provide some semblance of privacy): I had a fight with my boyfriend. It was ugly, and he almost hit me. So, Continue Reading
Run with Endurance the Race Set before YOU
Run. Running. Race. The words make me wince. There's a reason for that. I was thinking about it today while I walked at a brisk pace along the treadmill at the gym--and everyone else ran. Then this post came to mind, and I decided to resurrect it from my old blog. Let’s start with my Continue Reading
Book Review: A Memory Worth Dying For
When I received the invitation to review A Memory Worth Dying For from CelebrateLit, I had to try it. I mean, who doesn't love a good mystery. And Joanie Bruce writes a good mystery! I hadn't read her first book, so I started with Marked For Murder. When I figured out who it was right away... Continue Reading
Winning Without a Word: Works for Men, Too
What is this "winning without a word" thing? Let me set the scene. 1985. Ninth grade. Peniel Christian School. Noel, Missouri. By the time we got to I Peter 3, it was May and getting pretty muggy every day. Our school room was in the church basement, so it was fairly comfortable down there. Continue Reading
Why Don’t You Get a MacBook?
I'd have to say it's the number one question people ask when they find out that I use a Toshiba laptop instead of a MacBook. If my laptop glitches at all, they say, "You need a Mac." If I lose some of my work, through fault of the laptop or not, I hear, "It's probably a virus. You should get a Continue Reading
