When you grab the bull…

((Firstly, MONSTER shout out to Damaged Goods for the photo)) Today’s post is a bit of a rant, and a bit of ‘business plan 101.’ Those of you who know me, ought to be aware that I will err on the side of professional, caution, and calm. I may be...

Indecision or Greed?

Doing  some soul-searching. I have two things that I’m vacillating on just now, Thanksgiving and author swag. WHAT?! My daughter will be off to the Navy after graduation. Thus, this is quite possibly the last Thanksgiving that we will be together as a family for...

Raise them to be readers

We all have them, favorite pictures of our babies…be they traditional or fur. This is one of my favorites; I love that they have been buried in books, picture or otherwise, from before they could sit by themselves. As a writer, and a reader myself, it makes me...

Rainy days & Mondays…

I listened to Karen Carpenter sing it for years. It was a long time before I understood the meaning. Some of the lyrics still hold sway; Talkin’ to myself and feelin’ old Sometimes I’d like to quit Nothin’ ever seems to fit Hangin’ around...

Scatter-gories

The writing process is a love-hate relationship for me. I love, love, love the writing when I’m in the zone, but I hate, hate, hate the wringing my guts out to stay ass in the chair and get to the zone. I have read Stephen King’s On Writing and agree...