We’re coming up on two weeks into the new year. Ack! Wasn’t it just Christmas? Didn’t we just do Thanksgiving? Soon we’ll be talking about fireworks displays. I’m still seeing a lot of posts about how to plan to make this your best year yet. I confess, I read almost every one. Because I love […]
I'm a bit late with my words this year. It's sort of because they have been rolling around in my head and sort of because I was doing other things and not thinking about it. But here we are at last. We got here. Or more to the point, I got here. At least […]
Good morning. It's 6:35 AM and I should be writing. My main character, though, is in the middle of a somewhat dicey scene during which she not only sees an unpleasant side of her love interest but she must also confront him about it. And I don't do confrontation well. So I thought I'd leave […]
Happy New Year! We're two days into 2014–how's it treating you so far? Yeah, I know, it's a bit soon to tell. But I've been cheerful the last few days. Why? Because I took time to review 2013 and work on goals for 2014. I've spent a lot of time doing this, actually. And […]
So, we've got two days until the new year, and I don't know about you, but I've been busy thinking about 2014. I have so many writing goals I want to accomplish–novels and stories to get out in the world, and classes and products to offer here on the blog. So this year I'm trying […]
For the last two years, I've been in the habit of choosing three words to guide my next year. (You can read the posts explaining my word choices for 2012 here, a check-in post here, and the words for 2011 here. For another blogger's take on the process, check out Sandra's post at Always Well […]
And forgive me if that title sounds vaguely obscene. I'm not sure if it does or not, and I don't mean it to. So, that out of the way, let's talk about ideas. And goals. Awk! The two don't go together. Or do they? Well, yeah, kinda they do. Because you can have tons of […]
Do you want to write a best-selling novel? C'mon now, tell the truth. Or perhaps it is a memoir you have your heart set on penning. How about a collection of short-stories, articles for national magazines, a blog entry for the Huffington Post? Or maybe its a different kind of creativity you have your heart […]
Do you ever get certain phrases ringing in your head? My latest is, "bringing full attention to bear." As in full attention to my creative work, though it could be applied to just about anything. It was brought on by reading an article written by Christine Kane, in which she talked about how important it […]
Last week, I set a goal with my friend and fellow writer Roy, that both of us would rise at 5 AM in order to write. The goal was to do it twice last week and three times this week. Since he's in Nashville and I'm in Portland, with a two hour time difference, the […]
