Another busy week doing a little of everything. I finally finished my WIP and got it to my publisher. Did edits on my March release, and next week contains a release day for me. Last month it was cowboys, but this month it’s the shifters again. On Wednesday A Wolf’s Mate will be released and…
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Revisiting Old Books
I’ve been cleaning and reorganizing my bookshelves. Some books are double parked so I thought I’d look through them and see if there’s any that I’ve outgrown and won’t read again. While I have found a few that fit into that category…yes, I’m terrible about getting rid of stuff, I stumbled across some books that…
Monday Writing Prompt-Groundhogs
It’s Feb 2nd, known in some parts as Groundhog Day. And no today’s prompt isn’t about whether or not Phil sees his shadow. There’s a movie by the same name where Bill Murray’s character has to relive the same day over and over again. Your character has the same problem. Maybe it’s a mistake from…
Friday Ramblings From An Author-First Last Friday of the Year
January’s flown by but maybe that’s because I’ve been busy. The January workshops are coming to a close and two new ones begin on Monday. There’s still plenty of time to sign up if know anyone who’s thinking about tackling a writing workshop during the shortest month of the year. Speaking of February, I’m taking…
Monday Writing Prompts-How Does Your Garden Grow?
My mantra is if you can’t find something to write about, look around you or think about what you’re doing. This time of the year many of us who are gardeners as well as writers are thinking ahead to spring and ordering vegetable seeds. Just like Jack and the Beanstalk your character plants these seeds….
Friday Ramblings From An Author-A Little of This and A Little of That
Another busy week doing all sorts of things, teaching, doing some edits, taking a couple of writing classes, and finally getting my cookbook set up for print publication. It seems like the two workshops I’ve been teaching have only just started and next week they’re over. Next month I’m teaching the synopsis writing workshop again…
Monday Writing Prompt-Last Words
Writing prompts often give you the last line for your stories and that’s what this one is about. The last words your character says are- ‘The strangest thing is I haven’t seen him for years.’ Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-Writing, Teaching, Editing…
Another week of a little of everything. The two January workshops finally began. Tomorrow I’m teaching my second webinar of the month. Besides teaching I’ve also been taking my own writing classes. Nicest thing is I can study the lessons at my own pace and leisure. Today I completed edits for my next release, A…
Monday Writing Prompt-Alice
It’s hard to believe but 2015 sees the 150th anniversary of Alice In Wonderland. For this writing prompt your character is inquisitive just like Alice. Maybe they won’t have such grand of adventure as she did but what gets their interest and what are the consequences? Have fun and happy writing.
Friday Ramblings From An Author-It’s Cold
It’s really, really, really cold where I’m at. And yes, I know a writer shouldn’t rely on so many adverbs. However, unless you’ve experienced temperatures with a minus in front of them it’s almost impossible to tell you how cold it actually is. Bad news about the weather but the good news is being inside’s…