My friends, today I’d like to share a great secret with all of you. You can have as many ideas and good intentions as you want. You can have goals and dreams and freaking aspirations. You can give yourself pep talks. You can have a production schedule. You can even actually write things down on […]
Keeping On
October 30, 2016 by
When we left Betsy many weeks ago, she was staring at the shining cities of the story worlds she was creating. Harry, the white gerbil who is the Guide on Betsy’s Quest to become a successful independent author, was with her. Harry wants to upgrade from white gerbil to white hare or even a white […]
Distractions
October 2, 2016 by
dis·trac·tion dəˈstrakSH(ə)n/noun 1. a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else. “the company found passenger travel a distraction from the main business of moving freight.” synonyms: diversion, interruption, disturbance, interference, hindrance “a distraction from the real issues.” 2. extreme agitation of the mind or emotions. “he knew she was nervous by her uncharacteristic air of distraction” synonyms: […]
Striving for Sanity
September 4, 2016 by
I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble, but I’m kind of a neurotic mess of a girl. I’m compulsive, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, addictive, paranoid, anxious, and fearful, to name a few of my more endearing traits. But other than that, I’m fine. I’ve been a bit more insane than usual over the last few weeks / […]
The Magic of Finishing the First Step
August 28, 2016 by
I’m sorry I haven’t been around much the last couple of weeks. I decided to put the blog and the newsletter (have you subscribed to my newsletter yet? Hmmmm?) on hold for a little while so I could work on my current manuscript with more focused intensity. Then, last week, I had a few days […]
Lost In The Underbrush
July 3, 2016 by
Last weekend, I found myself at a point in my manuscript that’s, sadly, very familiar. I have found myself in the exact same place in all of the other books I’ve written (whether published or unpublished). I realized I didn’t know where the hell I was going. Until then, I had THOUGHT I knew where I was […]
