If eyes freak you out, you might want to look away, because this post is going to have a lot of pictures of them. Doll eyes, blank and staring. It’s only when I have to write something along those lines that I realize my hobbies are a little unusual. But… Read the rest...
I wholly believe that reading good literature is one of the best ways to improve your writing. My childhood library didn’t stock Ms. McKillip’s books. If they had, I might have grown to be a better writer much earlier in my life.
I enjoyed reading other authors that were popular… Read the rest...
Everybody knows that you are your own worst critic.I’ve often struggled with finding respect for my own work, no matter what it is. Aside from writing, I make a lot of crafts, I do a lot of sewing, and I dabble in art. I get compliments on all of these… Read the rest...
The first draft of the second book in the upcoming epic fantasy series is now complete!
While still seeking representation for the first book, work on the series will continue during the search. Every writer will give different advice, but personal experience shows that completing a series before publication is… Read the rest...
Yum.Yum, yum, yum.
I’m still working my way through samples from Persimmon Tree, but until now, I’d only found two that I felt were must-haves for my tea shelf. I knew from the first taste that Assam Gold would be the third.
Unlike most of the black teas I got… Read the rest...
Sunday night, I posted this fantastic cell phone shot of my laptop’s screen on Facebook:
And if you couldn’t tell just by looking at it, it’s a pretty big thing. It means I just finished the first draft of the second book in my epic fantasy series.
When I set… Read the rest...
So yesterday was my birthday.I normally write stuff to post ahead of time, but this time, I didn’t. I thought I’d have some kind of deep, introspective musing to write about after the celebration. But it didn’t happen. And there wasn’t that much celebration, either.
I had a wonderful afternoon… Read the rest...