The Love of Reading….

There is nothing quite like the pride and joy of knowing you have passed on the love of reading, the love of books, onto your child. Will he read to me. Nope. Will he let me read to him. Absolutely not. Which when I think about it, is really annoying in some ways, but...

Turn the page

FINALLY. We put Kingdoms Fall to bed over the weekend and it is off the desk for the next couple weeks. I am elated. I think my cohort in crime is too. Then again, he wrote it twice, I only did it once. The base image for the cover was finalized too.  click two things...

Multitasking at its best …

I used to be such a focused creature. I was always the type that had to finish one project before I started another one. I have changed. Not sure if it’s because I’m older and have become more flexible about things or because I’m now writing and my structure of doing...

week #5 – E

Everything we need to become great writers – “E” By Abyrne | As we talk about the things we have known since we were young that enable us to be great writers and get to the letter “E” in the alphabet we reach something that is skill supported but yet a non-skill item...

Can it be teaser 'Wednesday'?

I learned yesterday that there is this thing called Teaser Tuesday. How interesting. I thought perhaps, since I’m chin deep in the last pieces that perhaps instead of a blog about whatever, I would do my own teaser piece of the upcoming book. Okay? Teaser...

One Word at a Time

I may have mentioned , once or twice, that I am working on the second book of The Veil Series, The Veiled Path to Destiny. I wish I could say it has been easy breezy…but the truth is, it’s been a struggle. More of a mental struggle, I think. When I worked...

Perspective

There are so many connotations for ‘perspective’ in writing. One definition of the word is: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view. Point of View here is as a synonym, but in writing it is the application of perspective...

Just keep writing …

Many of you know that by day I’m a legal receptionist. One of the perks of that position is that when the court house is closed, so are we. This past weekend turned out to be a 3 day weekend for me because of Martin Luther King Day. I’m good with that, it turned...

week #4 – D

D is for DO IT! By Abyrne | As we go through our list of things we have always known that enable us to be great writers, there is one core truth about anything we endeavor to achieve. YOU HAVE TO DO IT! You can’t sit back and hope success comes to you. You have to...

Yes, I'm a stubborn cuss

It has been pointed out that I can be difficult. My response is often the same, “Difficult you say? Nah, I’m more stubborn cuss than difficult.” Which, will sometimes get a laugh, sometimes an eye roll, and sometimes no response at all, but the...