I’ve still been following the Simon & Schuster’s Blogfest 2009, and today’s question is “Have You Ever Just Wanted to Give Up?” Love the answers. Here's a few the resonated with me: "I think the difference between being a writer and not being a writer isn’t whether or not you get paid, it is not giving up." - Ed Decter "Besides, I love the process of writing, of telling a story. So even if I wanted to quit, I’m not sure I’d be able to." - Lisa … [Read more...]
Writers are Not Crazy
September 25, 2009 Read Comments
So I survived the flooding waters here in Georgia and have made it through a rough week. The day job is taking up all of my energy and I can barely keep my eyes open when I get home. However, I did get a chance to revise a few scenes and I'm reading a good craft book --- I'll have to fill you in on all that next week --- but I had this really interesting conversation recently that I thought I would share. I went to a happy hour last Friday --- which in itself was welcoming --- I needed the … [Read more...]
My ABC’s: A Reading List
September 23, 2009 Read Comments
Since 2002, I've read a lot --- a little over 400+ books --- most of them middle-grade or young adult titles. I keep track of them in a spreadsheet and during a procrastination tactic I sorted them and I noticed that I've read a book title that almost covers the whole alphabet (I'm missing Y and X titles --- I may need to work on that, LOL). So just for fun, I thought I would share a list containing some of the single-title books that I've read in alphabetical order: A A Certain Slant of … [Read more...]
