Random things about what I do with my time when I’m not writing.
The reason I’ve never done NaNoWriMo in the past is because November is a busy month for my family. With two birthdays and Thanksgiving, and the kids out of school for Thanksgiving break, it seemed like it would be difficult to find time to write. I’d done a pretty good job of keeping on pace, […]
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I ask this question very simply because I saw an article the other day about a bookstore in England that offers patrons a vacation of running a bookstore for a week. You pay 150 British pounds for the privilege. As a book lover, part of me thinks that would be cool. I mean, I like
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There’s that old expression, “It ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings.” Well, today she’s singing loud and proud for the kids. Summer is over. First day of school for the kids. It should ostensibly mean I have more free time during the day to get stuff done. That’s good news. I feel like the
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When I wrote my book Second Life, which is set in the same future as the Life First series, about 100 years from now, I decided it would be fun to have the character of Rob be a Beatles fan. Susan, who spends a fair amount of time with Rob, says something to the effect
Will they still be singing our tunes in 100 years? Read More »
I had a real-life moment last week that morphed into a writing moment. I learned a great deal about what makes conflict real and what makes it work. If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know that I do the occasional self-publishing workshop at the local public libraries here. I have one coming up in
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Is there someone who you adored when you were young who you’ve worked into your creative endeavors as an adult? I ask because I listen to the radio a fair amount and two songs that get played a decent amount mention Michelle Pfeiffer in very flattering terms. The songs are Riptide by Vance Joy and
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