I like WordPress, especially now that they’ve upped the amount of “free” space for images. I have tons of images stored here and they’re only using up 3 percent! I also like that I can put anything I want on the tabbed pages above. I get a lot of traffic to Valen and the Norse….
Category: My Writing Life
Gotta Love That Click
I have always been able to jump into a new story and fire off three decent chapters right away. For some reason, BOAA, the second in my urban fantasy series has been giving me fits. I’ve written the beginning several times now and still, something was off with the story. I set aside the laptop and pulled…
Officially Hit RESTLESS!!
I read Wil Wheaton’s blog and he and I are feeling pretty close to the same right now. I don’t have his uh, really gross after-symptoms from my surgery, but I need to get out of here! So, you guys get a “sort of” mini rant today. 😉 I’ve picked the pay-work back up and…
Store Stuff and Rachel’s Post
It’s been a little while since I added new designs to the Snark. Can you tell I was in a mood when I made this new one? It’s called Risky and Stupid. I also moved this design into its own section. Called I Sleep With the Good Ones. And I moved this one to a…
Surgery, Sci-Fi, Agents and Wine! ;)
Okay, now that I’m past the hard phase, I’ll admit that I recently had surgery. Already, I can tell that this is going to benefit my life in big ways. I wasn’t going to share but this blog is still about one writer’s life while she attempts to get her book length fiction published and…
Snark Memories and Updates
There are times when I miss our Scene From a Pic-Snarky Reader Style. Images like this one may resurrect the monthly writing challenge. I think I, like a lot of people, found little time for writing outside of my own projects last year. Maybe we’ll all get inspired to do a few of these this…
More Queries
Worked on my payjob all day yesterday, then spent the night writing query letters. I’m finding that first paragraph to be the hardest part. I research every agent I query. I read their websites, blogs–I look for interviews on blogs, etc. But unless they’ve been recommended or I’ve met them at conference, that little personalized…
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger was found dead today. This is so damned sad. He played a prominent roll in one of my unfinished manuscripts. I feel so sorry for his little girl and all the people who loved him. 28 is so young to say goodbye.
Mind Dichotomy
“Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck. Your profession is what you were put on earth to do–with such passion–and such intensity–that it becomes spiritual in calling.” Vincent Van Gogh Don’t know that it feels spiritual in calling, though in the past, my urge to write has felt that way at times. I…
Politics, Star Trek TNG and Fiction
Sometimes, this world is a bit hard, eh? I’ve been steadily growing sick of all the political and religious arguing. My husband is addicted to hours of nightly news and I’ve been slipping in earphones to block it. My son’s school is having a carnival and I’m in charge of our room’s booth, so I’m…