It’s mostly raining here in Atlanta, so the lure of a cookout is not as tempting. With a day job, a company-paid holiday means a day of writing for me.
Today is no different. I’m looking forward to a good few hours of writing.
Yesterday, I went to grocery store and there were some veterans there giving [...]

One thing about writers is that we love to talk about books and sometimes we can get together and muse about the success of published authors — you know whether or not they “deserved” it. It can be a slippery slope to all out bitch fest if kept unchecked. At times when it’s really ugly, [...]

For some of you who have been reading the blog for awhile, you know how much I love reading books. Mostly fiction for teens and kids (because that’s what I write) and also craft books about writing. It’s nothing for me to read 40-60 books a year (and that’s only the fiction).
But I’ve heard other [...]

I think for the last month I’ve been in denial. Thinking that I can do several things at ONCE.
Multi-tasking is a MYTH. It simply can’t be done. You may *think* you can do it but something always suffers.
When you have another priority in your life besides writing a novel — and seriously that’s almost everyone [...]

It’s that time again for my monthly installment of Flashback Friday where I share events from my own life during my kid and teen years.

This installment is a diary entry during the summer after my senior year. The joy of graduation has passed and now it’s time to face the future. Thinking back on this [...]