I’ve been wanting to participate in NaNoWriMo for a couple of years now, but I haven’t had a second to spare. I know a lot of people say that, and the usual response is, “You have to MAKE time!”, but sometimes there truly isn’t any time to make. I’ve felt happy for the people who […]
Proof Positive just put up a post about why authors shouldn’t include celebrity names, based on a recent lawsuit. Avoid a lawsuit of your own and find out what happened and how to dodge the same issue: http://www.proofpositivepro.com/writing-2/celebrities-are-off-limits-heres-why/
Here is my response to Thoughts on Toast‘s writing prompt: “If you could bookmark life”. It took its own turns, as writing prompts are meant to do, and doesn’t actually include any bookmarks. Hope you enjoy it! ~~~ My finger slides from one book to the next in a library of hard and soft covers, […]
Sometimes I feel inspired to write a particular story or book, but when I sit down to write, I feel overwhelmed, restless, or like I’m simply not sure what I want to put down on the page. I found a great solution recently. I’m currently working on a book that I started a few months […]
One of my short fiction pieces, “Oxygen Defined”, was published today by Ginosko Literary Journal! Check it out here, page 113: http://www.ginoskoliteraryjournal.com/images/ginosko13.pdf. There are lots of great works in this volume as well as past volumes, and I’m very excited to be among the authors published in this journal. Tell me about your experiences being published, […]
I recently read a Victorian novel called Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope, and the thing which stood out the most to me was the author’s unusual opinions on morals. One example is that one of the male characters, Burgo Fitzgerald, can’t help that he’s an alcoholic and a gambler with no real feelings for […]
If you’re interested in why organic foods are better for you, check out my latest article called “Organic Truth: Beyond the Plate”, published by Indian River Juice: http://indianriverjuice.com/2013/06/17/organic-goodness/. Here’s the lead-in to the article: “Eating healthy is very important to us here at Indian River and we live by our Grapefruit inspired diet as it’s proven to be […]
My latest flash fiction piece, “Living Idiom”, was just published today by 99Fiction on their social media site: http://99fiction.net/page/today-s-story-4. This site is a great place to meet and network with other writers, and it grows larger every day. They also have a new contest going on, so be sure to check them out!
I recently read the novel Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. It’s not something I would normally read as the storyline parallels a real-life terrorist event, the 1996 Lima Crisis. The basis of this book, however, is not terrorism. There’s much more to it than that, which is what makes it such a good read. From a […]