I just finished up my lunch here at work so I thought I would blog about walking the tight-rope between working a day job and writing a novel. It's not easy, let me tell you... Right now at my day job, I'm going to have to learn a whole new skill. It's sort of complicated and will probably take me a good month or so to really understand and master it. I love learning new things --- especially technical geeky things --- but I also realize what this will mean for the next month or so: … [Read more...]
CORA Roll Call: Short Stories
September 16, 2009 Read Comments
Color Online is sponsoring this edition of CORA Diversity Roll Call. I have to admit, I'm a novel chick and I didn't read a lot of short stories. That changed somewhat when I was in the graduate writing program at Kennesaw State University. I had an intense love affair with the short story and even wrote some of my own. Unlike novels, which have room to grow and explore, short stories have to be focused and tight. There is one particular anthology that I've read several times, and I … [Read more...]
Seeds of a Writer
September 16, 2009 Read Comments
I was over reading R.L. LaFevers blog post, Quirks and Foibles, and I thought it was interesting what she believes can contribute to the seeds of a writer: "It seems to me that the best writers, the ones whose books really stay with me, are connoisseurs of human nature. Being proficient at craft, or excelling at it, is good, but not enough, nor is a crackerjack plot. I relish learning things about the human condition and people." This may be true for me as well. Ever since I can … [Read more...]
He Was Like the Wind
September 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
After a late night of wrestling with the beast known as my novel, I didn't even realize the sad news until this morning. Patrick Swayze has passed on. Dirty Dancing is probably one of my favorite movies of all time. I still remembering seeing him in The Outsiders and Red Dawn and so when I saw DD, I didn't realize he was such a talented dancer and singer. "She's Like Wind" was one of my favorite songs and reminds me a lot of my teen years. So, rest in peace Patrick. You gave a good … [Read more...]
