Category: My Writing Life

I put up the winner to the first Readers on Deadline at The Deadline Dames  and offered up the new image for the next writing challenge. It’s an excellent piece by artist, Darren M. Boudreau.  So visit me at the Dames today!

I would bitch slap all of the shoe salesmen who sold my shoes as a child. I am 5’10” inches tall and I have the long feet to match.  I’d grown out of a size ten by the time I was ten years-old.  Problem with that was most stores didn’t carry shoes over guess what…

I have a big, family gathering happening Sunday and we go all out with ping pong, horseshoes… good food.  After writing so intently and um, winter, the outside is a mess.  I did a lot of indoor cleaning over the weekend so I could focus on writing mostly this week. But Friday and Saturday will…

Dame Keri had some FANTASTIC news at the bottom of her post yesterday and the rest of the Dames want to celebrate with her, so make sure to visit today–sometime Friday afternoon if you’re in the states–though I’m posting this late Thursday night.  (The Dames are all over the globe from different time zones here…

My friend, Sara Saint John, author of Trust the Night, will be speaking on horror, paranormal romance and writing on Blog Talk Radio tonight  at 9:00 central standard time.  Trust the Night is available in print and as an ebook at Samhain Publishing, but you can click on the title link to get there.  Book…

See that small fenced square?  That’s the historical grave site on our property. Two graves inside. And… The Photographer. Isn’t she adorable?

I’ve reached a point where the story is driving my life.  In fact, I get frustrated when I get tired.  Even my thighs are sore from holding this lap desk so much, yet I continue to go.  It’s just so alive right now.  I want a lap desk that doesn’t actually sit on my  legs.  <g> …

I’m such a dork.  My reward for either finishing this next book fast or selling the first one is this.  It comes out in June and I’m excited about it.  (This video is fun!) http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/videos.jsp Yes, I play the Sims.  It’s been a while, but a local artist I like, Nene Thomas, has been showing the fun…

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.  ~Ray Bradbury Last night, I wrote until the words blurred and my fingers starting tripping over themselves.  This morning, when my husband got up at five, I shocked him by not griping and going immediately back to sleep.  I got up.  Granted, I haven’t…

I’m blogging at the Deadline Dames  today!