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Writing is so hard. I used to think it was funny the advice “Quit, if you can” was funny. But that was before I had really become addicted to it. Writing was always something fun for me as a kid – a break from reading books and watching movies. I wrote a lot of horror…
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Neglecting the blog inevitably means I’m neglecting the writing. And that just blows, to be honest. I’ve kind of given up even trying to find the time to write, and you know what? It’s not working for me. At all. I’m not finding more hours in my day for other things I need to be…
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Heart on Fire WON the Linda Howard Award of Excellence in the YA category!! I am really thrilled that this story seems to be hitting it’s mark, and while I still have some serious rewriting to do before it’s ready to go on submission, I am so glad to have a well respected contest to…
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Anyone that knows me knows I’m a little hippie deep down inside. So I think Earth Day is pretty neat because it gets people everywhere to channel their inner hippie. I think about the earth A LOT. Annoyingly so, probably. I’m a rabid recycler – to the point of rescuing returnables from the trash; carrying…
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Easter morning. We’re trying to catch a few more zzz’s. But the nine-year old has other plans for us. Jumping on bed, he is vibrating with from his sugar intake. His lips are moist with a mixture of melted chocolate and jelly beans, but he’s trying to keep his voice cool as he explains to…