I can remember going back and forth on this one when I wrote Start from the Beginning and the storm blew in off the lake. There’s a big difference between a flash of electrical discharge and lessening someone’s burden. Still, I kept wanting to stick that “e” in there. Do you have a pet word that even … Read more…
I’d like to extend a big welcome to today’s Guest Author, L. Blankenship. She’s a crossover author, having successfully self-published her gritty fantasy romance series Disciple (see the link at the end of the post to download part 1 for free!) as well as sharing her latest release from Dreamspinner Press. Hawks & Rams by L. … Read more…
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” – Malcolm S. Forbes
The fun with Guest Authors continues. You know me, I love any excuse to toss confetti in the air and having a few guests is a darn good reason. Next up will be L. Blankenship on 01/26 to share her latest release, and then on 2/2 we’ll welcome Joe Cosentino.
Good morning everyone. Today I’m excited to welcome my first guest author for 2015, Anne Barwell. Anne writes across a variety of genres but underlying all of her work is a deep understanding and acceptance of the truths that make us human. In other words, she’s a great read and she’s here to tell us what … Read more…
In July of 2014 I had an opportunity to join an Open Studio Co-Working Party courtesy of Cairene MacDonald at Third Hand Works. The experience was fascinating, and one I’d like to repeat in 2015. The session offered several helpful ideas on achieving a balanced workflow, but the one I found hardest to manifest in daily … Read more…
This set of homonyms is one I didn’t think I had difficulty with. Then I realized it’s simply because I don’t use them that often in my work. A good review of the definitions over at Ginger Software made sure I’ll keep them straight in the future. Following a rather rambling train of thought after I … Read more…
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
I need an entire website like this. *fans self* cats in manly poses http://t.co/JVFtuslb4B pic.twitter.com/uePww4qzVQ ☼ — gallery pieces (@GALLERY_PIECES) January 8, 2015
Now this is a fun series, and one that makes me think I must immediately use at least one of them in my next scene. But it isn’t one I seem to have too much trouble with when writing. Perhaps this one is easier because the definitions of the words are so different? When’s the … Read more…