Hunched over a laptop, I compared words, punctuation and formatting. It has come to the point where I have become a little sick of these characters. Same story, over and over again. One of the worst parts of the writing process is the editing and one of the worst parts of editing is the reading, … More July 2: Edits, Edits, & Edits Again
New month, new novel, new start. I am once again challenging myself to stick to a regular posting schedule this month. Although my day job is making it difficult for me to spend time writing, I know dedicating time to blog is very important. There are so many things I am excited to share about … More July 1: The Start of Something New
I arrived home late once again. Staring at the time I felt nothing but frustration and disappointment. It was November 30 and in 3 hours, National Novel Writing Month would come to a close. There was no way that I would be able to hit 50,000 words. I knew it in my head but my … More End of NaNoWriMo
Current word count: 14,416 Scheduled word count: 31,673 This year started so well! On “Halloween” I spent my time after work, writing down a few more notes. At 11pm, I sat in a Denny’s with other writers staring at the clock. After some eggs it was midnight and I got to work cranking out page … More NaNo 2017: Day 19
Sometimes, I do not do well with prioritizing my writing. There are many days when I let my day job get in the way of my creative job. This past week is a perfect example. I had been working on three different short stories to be submitted to various anthologies. However, I am also in … More Writerly Waste?
The weekend is always so fleeting. I have always said that my favorite part of the weekend is Friday afternoon as I head to my car after work. At that magical time, the whole weekend is spread out before me. In contrast, by Sunday evening, the realization that the new work week is merely hours away … More On Sundays I Write
Current Word Count: 50,285 – Winner It was a really good idea, if not a bit ambitious. The plan was for me to blog my way through NaNoWriMo. Originally, it was going really well. Until real life came and kicked my butt. There was the car accident which resulted in cancelled vacation plans (so much … More NaNoWriMo 2016 Wrap-Up & A Sample From “Tree of Life”
I stared at the store shelf in awe of what I saw. Another book published by a prolific and well known author. Recently, I had mentioned to a friend that this author releases new novels on a regular basis, and by regular I mean every few months. It is worth noting that after that conversation, … More The Monster
Traveling has finally caught up to me. I am behind by one post and so this will not be my only post for the day. I ❤ Technology! Like in the way some people love a certain band, writer or artist. I love it. Any time some new device is introduced to the general public, … More The Feel of Paper
There was no music only a punching bass that reverberated off the walls in order to provide some type of distraction to the victims inside. They were all victims and most of them had not even realized it. What else would you call people who were slaves to an external force that they could not … More The Crowd
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