Honestly, this summer keeps trying to wriggle out of my grasp! Well, I'm about to finally catch up with it, I think.... Someone once said that to be a successful and productive writer, one had to do the equivalent of “cutting bait, fishing, and reeling ‘em in, all at the same time”! This translates to writing as working on projects-in-progress while at the same time submitting completed projects to potential markets and also continuing to cultivate new ideas for future projects. In case you ... View Post
Belated Writing Prompt Wednesday: "Tides", a poem.
Written 8.8.13. Inspired by my recent trip to the east coast, during which I spent many days on various beaches (and one day on a whale watch), and loved every second. *** I stand atop a granite peak the ocean at my feet white sails on the horizon white wings across the sky with sun on my skin I watch the tide as it comes in with wind and salt in my hair I watch the tide as it goes out. I stand at the prow of a ship cleaving through the sea white plumes of whale breath on the horizon white ... View Post
Lessons from Nora Roberts: From Lovers and Labels to Dialogue and Description…
I have a confession: I have never been into romance books.I read one in college at the bequest of my roommate and while I did actually enjoy it, and it was a well-written and engaging (while generally cliché) story, I just never bothered to pick up any more afterward. I don't even remember the name of the book or author now.I am almost exclusively a sci-fi and fantasy girl. Sometimes a literary fiction, sometimes a non-fiction. But mostly just sci-fi and fantasy, whether adult or young ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: "Chase the Sun", a poem.
On a 5:50am flight this morning, we had the pleasure of rising above the clouds just in time for the sunrise, which was particularly spectacular from our vantage point and the cover of clouds below. I was unable to get a picture of it, so I wrote a poem instead. Here is my attempt at capturing the amazingness of this experience.... *** a horizon of lavender clouds brushes a blushing dawn a sky colored with sherberts stretching into a clear, hard blue the color of Caribbean waves the ... View Post
Writing Prompt Wednesday: Excerpt from "The Good Thing"
Unfortunately, I'm so behind in my Camp NaNoWriMo word count for this contest entry novel that I can't afford to spend any time or words on anything outside of that project. So for this week's Wednesday post, I have elected to share a small excerpt from that project. The image here is model Sean O'Pry, my inspiration for the character Pavel Sokolov, who features in this excerpt. This is a very rough draft, but I hope you enjoy! :) *** “Oh look,” Vince said, his tone ... View Post
Project List for July 2013
Behind on posting this month, for two reasons. 1) I've entered a writing contest which consumes every free moment, details on the list below and 2) We lost our kitty of ten years very unexpectedly last Sunday, so I am still reeling from that. There's a post dedicated to her in me somewhere, but I haven't managed to dig it out yet. In the meantime, I'm going to stick to the cut and dry bulleted list, and will resume normal posting next month, or whenever I get my brain back together... ... View Post
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