I’m doing something crazy for the Snarky readers today. I’m going to share the beginning brainstorm session for Valen Greer. This is a strange process I do for short stories and books. And usually, the writing is up and down and across and in corners. The only change I’ll make is to line it up…
Category: My Writing Life
Absence Makes the Heart …Ah, You Know
Sorry for my absence. I’m having major computer issues. Only half this page is loading, so this might not even publish. Tell me something, wouldn’t you be hesitant to ship out a computer for repair that contained so much of your personal information and interests on it? I paid extra for an in-home warranty and…
To Quote or Not to Quote
The spirit of creation is the spirit of contradiction. It is the breakthrough of appearances toward an unknown reality. Joan Cocteau At first, I planned to share the meaning of this quote from my own perspective. Instead, I’d like to hear what this means to you. J And since I substituted the hug video for…
House Rules!
Hey. A pun. I’m actually talking about the show, House. Last night, I laughed and cried. I swear the writing on that show is fantastic. So is Hugh Laurie. (You can’t stop our love! LOL!) I look forward to my Tuesdays with House and yeah, I know people are excited about the World Series but…
Disappearing Pics, Writer’s Retreats, Pink Spyders and Critique Partners
So tell me, if you explore this WordPress site a bit, are the images coming through? If I open and resave each and every post, the images are there for me, but within a day, they’re gone again. It seems to be the imported posts from Blogger only, but if I were to upload every…
Kick Ass Heroines
Raise your hand if your heart started racing with excitement the first time you watched Emma Peel kick ass in the television show, The Avengers. The Avengers was a British show in the sixties about spies and Diana Rigg’s character was a genius who could kick serious butt. As a child of the seventies, I…
Big Fish. Little Fish. Many Little Fishes.
See that little guy in the front? That’s me. I’ve felt like him for weeks now. It’s come across even here on the blog now and then. I’ve been grumpy and wow, my actual posts on writing slowed to a crawl. I’ve mentioned here that I don’t have a lot of writing circulating and it’s…
Words, Laughter and a Quiz!
As a writer, it’s probably not too surprising that I find words interesting. When I’m working, I’ll have a thesaurus open and my favorite writing book called The Describer’s Dictionary is always near at hand. (Seriously good tip there for writers– check it out! Amazon.com: The Describer’s Dictionary: A Treasury of Terms and Literary Quota…
Drink in Pink!
Click on the images to go to the site! A very good friend of mine has been battling breast cancer and her fight continues. Her determination and spirit is inspiring and I ask that you help cheer her fight on by visiting her blog and offering encouragement. Beware the Pink Spyder’s Web And I’d like…
Good Friends, Good Books
I met with two friends today — one I haven’t seen in a long, long time despite the fact we only live about 45 minutes from each other. She’s moving away. My time gets so sucked up by kids, family and my writing career, I look up and before I realize it I’ve missed out…