Twisted, Evil, Death
Twisted… Evil… Death… Attempting to come up with a tag line is no joke! It’s one of the most difficult parts of writing. The things I find incredibly stressful: naming characters, naming books, writing back...
To Finish or not to finish…
I’ve been taking seminars and professional development courses lately to better understand readers and how they react to different writing styles. Basically, what keeps a reader coming back for more. Then I ran across this...
Naughty Nashville
This past weekend I had the chance to attend my first author signing event – Naughty Nashville. It was exciting, crazy, informative, exhausting, overwhelming…and I totally loved it! I went for two reasons:...
It takes a village…
Well, Katie Freeman #5 is in the hands of my beta-readers! Yay! I spent the weekend taking a break and having a little fun. While they were doing the hard work, I was splashing in...
Productivity…why have you abandoned me?
Ever have small stuff interfere with getting things done? It seems every time I boot up my computer I have seventeen different updates that need to be done. In the past month, I’ve also had a...
Can you ever just be whelmed?
10 Things I Hate About You is probably one of my favorite movies – it’s based on a Shakespeare play, why wouldn’t it be?!?! One of the most famous lines from the movie is when...
I Dream of Weenie
The most difficult thing in the world for me is naming things. I blame this on my father – after all, he was going to name me Walter if I’d been a boy. Now, that’s...
Don’t Stifle the Creative Genius!
There are a lot of debates about writing styles. Are you a plotter or a pantser? This is one of those I hear most often. I think I’m a combination, depending on the book I’m...
Difficult Season in Life
This has been a really difficult summer for me. I wrote earlier about the death of my grandmother at the end of June. She was a fantastic woman who was loved by all who knew...