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Vacation’s Over :-(
I’ve got the post-vacation blahs this week. That’s what happens when you spend ten months (more like ten years!) planning a dream trip. Once it’s over, you’re thrust back into reality. Which, in this case, includes revisions on my latest Romance. While I really like this story, I will confess, I miss those jammed-packed vacation…
Crossing One Off the Bucket List
This is me at the Eiffel Tower. For those of you who read the blog, you know it’s been a life-long bucket list item to drink cafe au lait beneath the Eiffel Tower. Wouldn’t you know, there isn’t a cafe beneath the Tower. Just a lot of lines and a whole lot of street vendors….
The Most Important Writing Tip
Of all the writing tips and advice a writer will receive in his/her lifetime, this, in my opinion, is the most important: There is no one right way to writing a book. Some writers intricately plot their stories, some fly by the seat of their pants. Some interview characters; some do detailed charts about goal, motivation…
Empty Nesting
Tattoo went back to college this week which means I’m back to empty nesting. You’d think being the third year, I’d be cool with his leaving, but, nope, there I was, sniffling back the tears. Fortunately, because it is the third year, my blues only lasted a day. By last night I was back to…
How Do You Eat an Elephant?
Advice from the Deadline Cave: How do you eat an elephant? One Bite at a Time How Do You Write a Book? Same Way. One Word at a Time.
4 1/2 Weeks
I have 4 1/2 weeks to write a book. Yes, you read that right. 4 1/2 weeks. The word DEADLINE hangs over my head like a big, black cloud. For those of you who might be wondering – yes, I am hyperventilating. A lot. It’s not like this came out of nowhere. I’ve actually been…
Giveaway Time!
I was going to do this profound post about appearance versus reality – how just because a fellow writer looks like they’ve got the world on a string doesn’t necessarily make it so. But, I don’t feel like being profound this morning. It’s a dark, rainy day here in New England, and I feel like doing something…
So I’ll Never Be an Outlier
Last month in San Antonio, I got the chance to listen to Hugh Howey speak. You know Hugh Howey – he’s one of the big selfpublishing success stories of 2013. He and his agent were talking about what it means to be an outlier. During his remarks, Hugh mentioned that he worked 80-100 hours a…
Time Flies Books
I just finished reading The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig. It was wonderful. In my opinion, there are two kinds of books, those that you read and those that make time fly. The Ashford Affair was a Time Flies book. I couldn’t put it down, I was that compelled to find out what happened to Addie,…