Fly

There is a certain pressure in writing the sequel to a published book. A lot of it is internal. Some of it is doubt of your ability to create the same magic you did with your first book. And some of it, is the desire to live up to the readers’ expectations. All...

Exhaustion and other neat games

I would sleep if my head would shut down long enough to allow it. I would cry if I had sufficient motivation. I would emote all over the place if not for one small thing… …I am mid vomit-cycle on a book that is coming due faster than I think we can finish...

What to do now?

It has been done. Phoenix Rising has been sent to my publisher for the final edit. I now await my personal ‘Sea of Red.’ My best case scenario is for a lake, not a whole sea. Now what? I’ve worked on all the extra pages that go with the book. My dedication and...

week #3 – C

O-o sayyy cannn youuuu C? By Abyrne No, not time for the National Anthem or to play ball….but there are some valuable lessons here as we look to what we’ve known since we were small that enables us to be great writers. Let’s start with the anthem shall we? The anthem...

I will not budge, and you can't make me

I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again, I’m not a fast writer. I don’t need a W.A. group to announce my failings or hope for inspiration or intercession to make the statement false. It is what it is. I appreciate sincerely everything that is...

Writing Is A Curious Thing…

Books. I LOVE books. In fact, I would rather spend any spare money on books than clothes and or shoes. Books take you away from the humdrum of everyday life. The good ones stick with you, become a part of you. Go shopping? Is there a book store nearby? No? I’ll...

Where the boat leaves from~

Lots of conversation around here about getting away. The sub-zero has set in and we are feeling the sting of the chill winds. Me personally, warm and quiet would be an immense blessing. I have so much to accomplish in the next two and a half months I think I’m...

Back to normal … what is normal?

The holidays are finally over, for the most part. Where I live, Mardi Gras is right around the corner. I am no more in the mood for that festivity than I was for Christmas. I have no idea what my problem is, my holiday celebration switch seems to have been turned to...

week #2 – B

Writing….it’s the state of “B” By Abyrne | As we embark on week two of our journey through the things we’ve known since our youth that enable us to be great writers, I began to think about exactly what qualifies one to claim that they are a writer? Is it that you are...

I came, I saw, I left.

Savannah thinks she’s so cute posting alla the color and schmutz from the last plotting weekend. BAH! I like it less now than I did when we began, only now I can say it’s over. I survived it, but I’m not sure if it had run any longer if she would...