For your entertainment, I would like to share a typical morning conversation between me, my Muse and Coffee. Betsy: *drags self out of bed and over to computer* Hi. Muse. Hey. Betsy: *yawn* Muse: Is that Coffee? Betsy: Yeah. Coffee: Hi. Betsy and Muse: Hi. Coffee: Wanna drink? Betsy: More than […]
It Really Does Matter Where You Put The Desk
You may, or may not, remember that I had a wee bit of an issue deciding where to put my desk. Although the Palatial Horvath Estate is indeed grand, there are a limited number of desk locations. As I said in my original post, it shouldn’t matter where the desk is, logically speaking. After all, […]
Endings
As you may have guessed from the pain the Muse experienced on Sunday, I’ve been working on the ending for my current book. You wouldn’t think the end would be a problem in a romance novel. After all, in a romance the man and the woman get together. Period. And yes, that’s the case. But the […]
What Else Would I Do?
Sometimes I wonder why I write. Usually I wonder after I’ve spent several hours at my desk and can hardly move when I get up. Or when my arms ache so much from working on the computer that I just want to cry. Why am I writing? Will I still do it if I never […]
Equipment
Back when I was a younger, free-spending Betsy, I used to shop from the Levenger catalog. I like to think of Levenger as pushers for the literary set. Their actual tagline is “tools for serious readers”. And let me tell you, those tools don’t come cheap. One time I decided that I needed a genuine […]
A Fateful Decision
I have a pack of papers my mother gave me of things I wrote and drew in elementary school. It’s nice. Not only does reading them make me laugh, but reconnecting with little Betsy has helped me understand things I didn’t know before. For example, I thought I remembered when I decided to be a […]