Sometimes life is a rabid wood chipper chewing you up and spitting you out the other side. Okay, that was a bit extreme. But you get it. Life can get messy and manic and leave you blinking, wondering where all …
Under the Influence
This week over at The Parking Lot Confessional, we’re talking about the authors who influence us. Due to my being a doofus, I double-booked our guest authors this week, and rather than try to reschedule either (especially since they both …
What Are You Waiting For?
It happened again the other night. I’d made a new acquaintance, and in the course of our chatting, the subject of writing came up. “I have an idea for a story,” she said. “I’ve even written some of it.” “Why …
Confronting Those Negative Voices
If you’re like me (and every other creative I know), you have a negative voice in your head that whispers ugliness to you every time you sit down to do your creative work. I call mine the You Suck Monster. …