Archives for August 2013

Hands In The Dirt

Gentle readers, I promise you that I tried to plod through the drama of the past two weeks.  I did.  I DID!  But then…I got swept up in the whirlwind and found myself trapped under my house and my ruby slippers were stolen by this chick carrying a dog in a picnic basket… Okay.  Maybe […]

Imagination

Baby, I might not have a lot, but I’ve got me one good imagination. For the most part, this stands me in good stead.  Imagination lets me inhabit the heads of different people in different places when I write, but there’s more to it than that.  Imagination is what lets you see beyond what’s there […]

Plodding Through A Perfect Storm

We all go through periods in our lives that seem to be a perfect storm – a time when everything collides in mass of pure nastiness. Just for an example…let’s say your muggle job is somewhat demanding, you have family responsibilities for your elderly mother, and you have some health and money issues.   Sure, […]

My Affair With Scrivener

*Note – this post should be read using a throaty internal voice. Think Delilah. Or Jessica Rabbit.* Hi, there. I have a confession to make. It’s about Scrivener, the software program for writers. Are you ready? We’re having an affair. And it’s serious. It started about nine months ago. It wasn’t anything special at first, […]

Run Away

When my mind wanders, I often dream of Winnebagos. I dream of big luxury buses. I dream of Airstreams. I dream of the Partridge Family bus. I ask for brochures for different RV’s, and I save them in my file cabinet. I follow tiny house blogs and admire the ones on trailers. This is not […]

Blogging Is Sooooo Yesterday

Blogosphere, I have a bone to pick with you. Why the heck would you want to pick bones? I don’t have any bones. All of my skeletons are in the closet. I mean, I’m feeling annoyed with you. Oh. *shrug* Okay. Why take it out on me? Just go flame someone on Facebook or Twitter. […]