This week's installment is where we meet our second point of view. It's a short one. If you've been following along from the start you know that this is a novel I shelved years ago and I promised in uploading it as a series I'd only edit it lightly, essentially leaving it as-is. What I … Continue reading The Davies: Chapter Two
Taking a break this week from posting a new chapter of the Davies (no worries, I plan to post it soon) to get some thoughts down for myself and maybe for fellow creatives who are in the same mood. It's tough writing my little WIP or editing on other content when it seems like the … Continue reading Tips for the Writer in Interesting Times
Kennedy Davies sat in the first seat of the row of white plastic chairs along the back wall of Wash ‘N’ Fold scrolling aimlessly on her phone. Burning an hour and a half in a laundromat under the fluorescent lights in the bleach and dryer-sheet scented air was not a fun time, but after the … Continue reading The Davies: Chapter One
Back in 2010 I started writing my very first book. I revised it a few times, tried to get an agent with it and got nowhere. Out of frustration, I shelved it. A few months later, the idea for The Broken Trail came to me and I got to work on what would be my … Continue reading Introducing The Davies – A Serialized Novel
It's New Year's Eve and I have a stomach bug so the festivities are off. I was poking about on the internet and reminded that I blogged exactly 0 times this month. Not okay. I want 2024 to be the year I managed to post all 12 months. This year was a doozy. I feel … Continue reading 2024 – Loss and Hope
Check out my guest post at Inkslinger with a Turkey Chili Recipe (It's so good) and signed book giveaway. I know the Texans will take one look and let me know that this is not real chili, but I can promise it's good!
Autumn has come to New England and as Anne Shirley said, "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." But I have a slight caveat. Both my youngest child and myself are facing some medical issues that require big, ol' invasive tests. His appointment is next week, mine the week after. … Continue reading October
Today I passed the 50% mark on the new book and that is something to celebrate. For a while there, I thought I was going to scrap this book like I have the other failed starts before it. If you're a regular reader, you know that I was flirting with changing it from 3rd person … Continue reading Halfway Home
I've been reading Stephen King's "On Writing" and I'm more than halfway through. It's giving me ideas. One idea I've been having is down-right ill-advised. Or I’m assuming it is. 42,000 words into this novel I’m seriously considering changing the tense. I have never written in 1st person. In fact, I usually hate it as … Continue reading Tense Times
What is that quote about good intentions? Well, the less said, the better. I went into my July vacation with the very best of intentions. I was going to write 1k words a day and they would be wonderful. Did that happen? Heck, no. But I did read two books, spent time in the sun, … Continue reading Good Intentions
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