Archives for October 2012

The Blogging Poem

I did not write a post today. I could not think of what to say. I did not write one in my car. I did not write one in my yard. Nor at my desk or at my table I could not write. I was not able. A good idea I could not find Inside […]

Happy Day

So, today is my birthday. It’s one of those “milestone” birthdays that you either try to ignore, or celebrate intensely to dull the pain. I’ve gone into a very thoughtful time approaching this birthday, and that’s good. Every once in a while it’s good to look at where you are and where you’re going. It’s […]

I Like Fall

It’s feeling pretty autumnal here at the Palatial Horvath Estate and that makes me happy. I really, really like Fall. The snap in the air, the lack of heat and humidity, the changing leaves, the pumpkins and apples, all of it. Yes, I feel a bit of melancholy as the wheel turns and the year […]

Revisions

Okay, so I’ll come clean and tell you that my contemporary romance novel was rejected by Carina Press. I was disappointed, but the editor sent me a very, very nice email and gave me some suggestions to point me in the right direction. If you’re a writer, I don’t have to tell you how unusual […]

Clean Out The Closet

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you may have seen that last night I dreamt I cleaned out my closet and got rid of a lot of stuff. When I woke up this morning and remembered the dream, I was kind of amused. I’ve been determined to get organized this fall, so I’ve […]

Ball of Confusion

The problem with books about writing is that a lot of writers write good books about writing. Because they are written by professional writers writing about something they love (writing), the books are usually persuasive and present compelling arguments for whatever arguments the book is trying to compel you toward. They might even have good […]