When I decided to dip my toe into the blogosphere, I thought it would be a cold and lonely place. Who would want to read the manic ravings of yet another unpublished writer other than my mother? Thanks mom! 🙂 With little expectations of followers, I set…
Category: Writing
Tips for Reviving a Muse
My muse and I are one. Words flow so fast I can hardly keep up. I start with nothing, white space, a letter, a word, a sentence, a paragraph, a page, page, page, chapter after chapter filled with new scenes emerge. My characters talk non-stop, waking me from my slumber. They constantly bug me, fighting…
Paranormal Romance: The good, the blah, and the overdone.
Is Paranormal Romance so overdone that it’s on the verge of being passé? What distinguishes the good from the blah? I must admit that I have always loved paranormal stories, the creepier the better, but I always steered clear of the romance sections in bookstores.  Since I love anything to do with vampires, zombies, werewolves,…
The Writer’s Bane
The writer’s bane is not lack of paper, a pen out of ink, printers that won’t work, time to write, or lack of caffeine. The writer’s bane is her own self-deception about what writing is. Her own perception of perfection. It is the little voice inside that says what you pen should be perfect out…
Oh, Shiny!
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Which Way to Success?
I’ve come to the fork in the road. Indie publish or traditional? I’ve been torn for months trying to decide whether or not to go the Indie publishing route or try, yet again, to knock on the doors of agents and editors. It seems impossible that I started my first novel, Touched by Darkness, back…
Will Run for Chocolate
I’m on the treadmill. I’d rather be writing. I’d rather poke my own eye out with a pencil than be on the treadmill. I’m not built for running. Swimming, biking, rowing…yes, yes, yes.  Not running. I’ve been running for two minutes and it already feels like an hour. I would MUCH rather be writing. If…
I’d Rather be Writing
Staring out the office window at another dull and rainy day in the UK, I wonder what the characters of my novel would be doing right now. The phone rings with another demand, pulling me out of my daydreaming stupor. I should really be concentrating on the spreadsheet that needs updating and the budget that…