Final Friday: Fuhgeddaboudit

This is the last Friday of 2017, and my last post before the new year, an opportunity to reflect on what happened in 2017 and fuhgeddaboudit as we look forward to 2018. Congress FINALLY accomplished something just before year’s end, giving a tax cut to almost everyone, boosting the already roaring economy even further (looking … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Character Interviews Help Fill Gaps

Goals from last week: Still on schedule with three blog posts, and back-to-market rotations on returned stories. Only 518 words of fiction – the usual productivity shutdown that occurs with the holidays (coupled with the tedious nature of revising Swordsmaster) resulted in a very disappointing week of writing, despite putting time in on five separate … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday – Merry Christmas!!!

That’s what today is – there is no day on the calendar marked as the “Happy Holiday” (although I know a lot of people who could use some happy –  but they’d have to actually WANT it, but they’ve spent the last year driving themselves through a state of despair. I don’t think they plan … Continue reading →

Flaky Friday: Are We All Insane?

Can a writer or anyone else identify when they’re crazy? I know I’m not the best judge for myself, although I try to err on the side of YES, I AM (it’s probably NOT much of an error.) The fact is, we go through phases of our life all the time when we’re crazy, we … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Writing in Isolation?

Goals update: The year is wrapping up – it’s over after last week. Three blog posts, all of 2017’s ePub’s released, and all twelve new stories completed and out to market (and back out to market when they come back to me.) I wrote an extremely disappointing 189 words (out of the expected 3,000) last … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about the Fountain of Youth (it’s all in your head)

I remember – back when I was still acting – getting myself drunk on a can of Coca-Cola. I wanted to see what it would be like to be drunk, and I needed something to drink to help simulate/stimulate the process. I actually became drunk – unable to walk (or stand) straight, and it took … Continue reading →

Felicity Friday: Things That Bring Me Peace

There are things that I’ve experienced over the years, many of which I haven’t done in ages (yes, I’m almost old enough to talk about AGES as a time frame), but still hold special places in my heart. I read Lord of the Rings (the first time of at least 7) when I was fourteen. … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Dealing with Rejection

Goals from last week: Three blog posts done, all ePubs completed for the year, and the occasionally evolving rules are being maintained about how quickly a story should go back out to market (the objective is really to make sure they don’t just sit in my “sock drawer” forever – Heinlein’s Rules: You must put … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Predictability and the Holidays

Texas. Monday last it was around eighty degrees. Then we spent a few days under fifty, and now we’re back in the seventies. I miss seasons that last for a whole season. I grew up in New England, and I’m not into sudden change – I prefer gradual changes, and being able to count on … Continue reading →

Fatalistic Friday: Where Are You In Your Story?

I heard a co-worker ask herself “Where have the years gone?”, and I told her it wasn’t time to think that way (she’s only twenty-five) – I’m not sure I can remember when I was twenty-five (that’s not entirely accurate – that’s the age I married at, so there are definitely things that I remember … Continue reading →