As I cogitated (Gosh I love that word) over what I would explore as my topic for my weekly blog, I became increasingly distracted by ironically the idea of writer distractions. I’d had a fair number of them over the past week. Originally, I wanted to talk about the question that came forth on The… Read More Writer’s Distractions

Why do I write? I posed that question to myself a few days ago (yes I talk to myself all the time – don’t judge) after posting a very short and apparently very shocking teaser. As I re-read the teaser, which was nestled between two other less shocking scenes, I had to gasp at what… Read More Why Do I Write?

 I like to take risks because the greater the risk, the greater the reward. At least that’s always been my experience…Of course the flip side of that is the risks that cause a budding career to go kerplop. Readers and writers who have followed my posts and teasers know I have a very risky WIP… Read More When Ya Gonna Write About me?

Gasp! I’m a word hoarder. I recently came to that shocking realization when writing a story that I plan to submit for the 2017 GCLS fundraiser. I’ve been open and honest about my OCD (or rather CDO) and also my hoarding tendencies during our major move from big house to small condo, but this was a… Read More I’m A Word Hoarder

A running joke with fellow writers is wondering which “list” we’re on after conducting our internet searches as we research a variety of topics for our current works in progress.  Here are just a few of the items I’ve googled in the past that might raise a few eyebrows: Russian swear words (particularly bitch), how… Read More Randy Research

I know I am not alone in exploring opportunities for improvement (that’s HR speak for screw-ups) with Amazon, and in some ways they are very responsive to feedback, in others they seem to miss the boat by more than a country mile. I’m not one of those authors that complain about legitimate poor reviews or… Read More Amazongate

How many balls is too many? I’m not talking about those balls…I am a lesbian, you know. I’m referring to the multiple projects one person takes on. In a previous blog and past Facebook posts, I’ve admitted to how many cats I have, my propensity toward hoarding, and various quirks landing squarely in the OCD… Read More Juggling Balls

With the drama of the big move over, whatever will I talk about in my weekly blog? How about highlights from GCLS? I should probably wait until the end of the conference…nah what’s the fun in that? Footnote: I started this two days before the end of the conference and finished it on the plane… Read More GCLS Wrap-Up

As my wife and I come to an end of the whole moving process which we said we would never do again when we moved to the house we are now leaving, I’ve come to realize there are four distinct stages in the process. Stage One: Decluttering to beautify your home Of course I already… Read More The Evolution of Moving

As my wife and I hastily throw the last vestiges from our life in the mountains of Washington into the remaining boxes during crunch time (last two weekends in our house), a familiar drum beat arises. It goes something like this: My Wife: “I’m putting these clothes on the bannister that you haven’t worn in… Read More Deja Vu