Expectations are a good thing, right? When your boss lays out clear expectations for a job, it makes it easy to perform well. That’s a basic management tenet. So how does that apply to writing? That’s something I’ve been pondering lately. Beware: this is not a blog for the faint of heart! I started thinking… Read More Great Expectations…

Recently I was doing my schtick at New Employee Orientation where I weave in stories (some are 100% true, some are embellished and some are made up). I’ve been doing this for quite a long time and for the most part, it is successful. People enjoy the stories, videos, and exercises intended to make several… Read More The Power of Stories…

I don’t know how many of you remember the campy soap opera Dark Shadows that was popular in the late 60’s to early 70’s. I am certainly dating myself when I say I used to watch this show. Imagine my utter joy when there was a remake of the popular show in the early 90’s.… Read More Dark Shadows

Last week I introduced the notion of talking about promiscuity in this week’s blog because frankly, I am disappointed in myself. Why? Good question. See, I found a passage in one of my books that seemed to suggest a person who enjoys casual sex is somehow less than. One of my favorite characters is the… Read More Promiscuity…

Sorry, sorry, I know I should not have gone there, but in my defense, Pink Floyd’s LP, The Wall would not exit my head. I could not help myself. I started to redo the words almost instantly. We don’t need no cement barrier, We don’t need no big fat wall, No dark suppression on the… Read More All in All He’s Just Another Prick For The Wall….

On January 1st, my wife and I started the big countdown until we both retire at the end of the year. Yup, the goal is to retire by the end of THIS YEAR. We are both so friggin’ excited, we can hardly stand it. Did you know there are multiple ways to do a countdown?… Read More The Big Countdown…

Every year I soundly refuse to write a bunch of New Year’s resolutions that I know I won’t keep. This year is different because the one resolution I need to make is that important to me and my wife.  What could be so life-altering that I would change my long-standing rule on resolutions? Well…I’m going… Read More A New Resolve…

The title above auto-corrected to Tits the Season and I almost left it. Then I thought I better change it back! Christmas is around the corner and I hate to admit I’ve become one of those….a cranky old woman who’d rather move quickly through the holidays, instead of embracing the joy of the season. Not… Read More Tis the Season…..

No, not about my writing. I wish! This is about my rare technology prowess. Can you believe it? Me! I entered the technology goddess phase. Last week my faithful laptop went belly up. It was time I retired her because she was over five years old. Frankly, I’m surprised she lasted that long. I was… Read More Can I Brag A Little….

I know, I know, the weekly blog is late today. I have a good reason, honest. Usually, I write my blog on Thursday evenings and then put the blog out first thing in the morning on Fridays. Last night I buried myself in my new WIP, trying to clean it up before sending the script… Read More Slacker, Slacker, Manuscript Hacker…