Nothing Is Wasted

I’m feeling a trifle discouraged today.  This morning I finally resigned myself to the fact that the entire middle section of the book I’ve been working on for the past year has to be dumped, and what doesn’t need to be dumped has to be revised. I say “resigned” rather than “realized” because on some […]

Calming The Muse

“she thought that maybe she was wrong–“ Muse “but when she looked into his eyes, she–” MUSE! WHAT? I’m working here! Would you mind not talking to me right now? I just have to get this thought out– I’m driving, Muse. And I don’t have a voice recorder because I can’t stand the sound of […]

Why, Not When

What do you want? To write a novel! When do you want it? NOW! March, struggling writer, march! When it comes to goals, I think the question we should be asking is not necessarily “when” we want to achieve the thing. Of course we want it immediately. Better yet, we want it yesterday, with little […]

A Few Thoughts About Publishing Today

Audio Books

When my sister and I were little, my mother used to read us books almost every night.  I especially loved it when she acted out all the parts.  She made up a song for “The Best Nest” that still haunts me, lo these many years later. That’s probably one reason I love audio books so […]

Now. What Shall We Talk About?

Hi, Blogosphere. Hey. Thanks for seeing me on such short notice. You paid me to show up. Er…yeah.  Um…Okay.  “Heh, heh, heh… Now.  What shall we talk about?  Heh, heh, heh.” Why are you wheezing? It’s a reference to a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.  I was trying to entertain. Sure. But seriously. […]