Month: March 2014

  • Hunting Cookies and Plotting

    My current WIP bears greater resemblance to a tangled rat’s nest of ribbon and string than it does to any kind of ordered tapestry of all the elements of story working together. And you know when you start writing from the beginning AND the end simultaneously you’re really in trouble. So anyway, then I found…

  • Over the Moon and Surreal Moments: 2014 Golden Heart Finalist

    This morning I got the call from RWA® that my novel, “Hidden Magic,” is a finalist in the 2014 Golden Heart Contest. Golden Heart® Finalist (If you’re curious, you can visit the link the all 2014 Golden Heart and RITA finalists here.) To say I was “excited” is an understatement. My husband was afraid I was…

  • 8 Ways to Shake Off the Winter Slump

    Remember last week (and possibly the week before) when I mentioned how I was kind of in a slump? Kind of down and into running away? I think I’ve finally started to shake it. And I thought I’d share how, just in case you’re still stuck in a state of Winter-Blahs since spring seems oh…

  • Spring, where are you? Or, Trying to Shake the Winter Rut

    Hey out there! Hope you’ve all started to see signs of spring wherever you may be. Here, it was nice and slushy, sun shining … and now today there are suspicious white somethings fluttering through the air, and a nasty wind (if I don’t name them, they don’t really exist). Which doesn’t do much to…

  • A Little Sunshine and Positivity

    It’s amazing what a little sun can do for the disposition. Yesterday I headed out for a treat-trip to the dollar store and Michaels (two of my favorites), and the sun was shining, the car splashing through puddles – it was wondrous! This winter has been long, dark, and harder than usual for a lot…

  • Doubt, Fear, And Dark Days

    I am tired. Tired of winter and long dark days, outside and in. Tired of waiting for good news, and receiving rejections. Tired of trying to believe in possibilities and forcing optimism. And of course, when you’re tired, it leaves the door wide open for those buggers doubt and fear. It lets them sneak up…