Tag Archives: writing life
1/3/2013 It's going to be a great year!
I have a lot going on this year. First of all, tonight I will be speaking at the San Gabriel Writers League on motivating oneself to get published this year. I have a lot of stories to share…just hope they … Continue reading →
We're Having a Scavenger Hunt!
Zumaya is having a month long scavenger hunt. It’s easy and fun to play, so put on your thinking caps and limber up your typing fingers. 😉 There are prizes to be won, and winning them is easy. At the … Continue reading →
Petting a Peeve
Just finished a story in How the West Was Wicked and I just had to come and make a comment to all you writers, editors, and proofreaders out there. This is not an isolated instance of the peeve I am about … Continue reading →
ConDFW Report
Friday: I had an interesting panel on Trends in Fantasy. We had a lot of audience interaction, but basically decided that you can’t look at today’s trends and write to them. By the time you are through with a manuscript, … Continue reading →
Off to ConDFW
So excited to be on the road again. I have been neglecting this blog while concentrating on Here’s the Clean…, but this weekend I will have my writer’s hat on. 🙂 Heading up to Dallas for the first con of … Continue reading →
1/19/2012 — Checking in
So, someone told me that if I didn’t have anything to say, it was perfectly acceptable not to blog everyday. That seemed like sound advice to me. Things have been rather slow on the writing front so far this year, … Continue reading →
1/4/2012 — Still Tweaking My Juggling Act…
I haven’t totally figured out how to balance my 3 hour a day cleaning commitment and getting writing done. I did figure out how much my sales taxes would be yesterday. So, that is something related to the writing business, … Continue reading →
1/2/2012 Taking Care of Business
It’s always hard for me to knuckle down to the practical side of the writing business. The writing itself, I can feel fairly confident about, but the nuts and bolts business end is a trial for me. These are the … Continue reading →
1026/11 — What Terrifies You?
Last night, I was sound asleep in the middle of a dream when I heard a strangled scream from the next room. Needless to say, this jerked me out of sleep immediately, and I ran to see what was the … Continue reading →