No easy topic from the Doc. We’re lucky he didn’t go with his first, gut reaction and instead gifted me with this. I’ve narrowed it down a bit to leave room for the challenge. I’m also typing this at around 1 a.m so forgive any spelling or other errors. (g) He’s given me four Norse…
Category: My Writing Life
Quick Note
I would love to see someone write a short scene for this picture. (g) Just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that Rachel has given me the next challenge topic. She did a couple of days ago actually. I won’t be able to get it up as fast as I’d hoped…
Making Waves
Image: Making Waves by Visual Paradox Been overwhelmed with regular life lately. We’re back to the drawing board on the medical stuff and truthfully, I’ve had enough. I’m going to take a break from the doctors and do it my way for awhile. Get off my reading/writing ass and exercise, eat way better and all…
Laughter and Needles
Amazon.com: Jefferson’s Demons : Portrait of a Restless Mind: Books: Michael K by Michael Knox Beran I left the bloodsucking book home yesterday and since I had to have something to read at the doctor’s office, I started Jefferson’s Demons– it was in my car. I’ve been fascinated by Thomas Jefferson since I read that…
The Winner!
Amazon.com: Something in the Blood: The Underground World of Today’s Vampires: This is the book the cashier said only women buy. All you have to do is walk into a bookstore, hit the romance section and you’ll see a plethora of novels about vampires. Written by women for women. Women and yes, some men, find…
Jackpot!
Thought I’d cheer myself up and visit a book sale tent. This one, in fact. Didn’t realize my daughter had taken a photograph. But I stopped on the way back from the doc’s office. I was browsing, my arm going slowly numb from the addition of books and asked if the man at the register…
The Cat is Gonna Get It
Thanks for sticking around this week. I usually update more than twice a week as you all know, but things are crazy around here. I ended up caving in and I’m doing Easter here Sunday. Since I’ve been writing (yay!), my house is the pits so I should stay home and clean today, but I…
Me and Emerson
What is it about human nature that makes us want to fit in? You join this group or that one… you hope each time the fit will be right. I’ve spent most of my life like this. Searching for Like so I didn’t feel alone. Some of us, no, most of us, really don’t fit…
The Write Mood
I gave this writing to mood music workshop to my smaller writer’s group. I put together a CD of mood music that covered anything from sexy to sad… from trippy to eerie. I would give them a beginning sentence then everyone would write while the music played. Each person’s reaction was emotionally individual and some…
Two Posts– One Day
Well, as you can tell from my other post, I’m not having much of a day. Discovered another review of my story, Retribution, and this one is harsh. I tell new writers all the time to have thick skin– that it’s very important in this business. I’ve been told bad things about my writing in…