Last time, I blogged wondering if I’m a phone-head. A few days before that, my phone had suddenly been unwilling to charge. I wrote about that on…… Read more “We Discover Ourselves”
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Generative Exploring
A few months ago my writing group started doing writing prompts. I decided, for my turns, to go slowly through the first half of a fantasy novel…… Read more “Generative Exploring”
Fun & Discipline
I’ve been trying to get Book Three of Lost Xentu edited, without much progress, the past few months. So I set my mind to a finite amount…… Read more “Fun & Discipline”
Finishing a Book in a Series
I found myself caught—stuck, really—trying to revise the fourth book in my first series of books, a fantasy series called Braided Dimensions as I moved onto writing…… Read more “Finishing a Book in a Series”
Eight Days In
I posted last week about my first newsletter promo, called Haunted. I’m learning how it works from the point of view of the host. Always before i…… Read more “Eight Days In”
My Own First Promo
This is my fourth year taking part in newsletter promotions on BookFunnel. Twice a month, I give away either a taster of a novel or the full…… Read more “My Own First Promo”
New Dimensions of the Writing Process
I just got past a major hurdle and am elated, a weight lifted off. For several years, I’ve avoided going back to the fourth book in my…… Read more “New Dimensions of the Writing Process”
Afghan Mountain Dream
I’ve debated whether to share this collage. My favorite part of blogging is how it gets me to examine things more closely. Because making the collage accomplished…… Read more “Afghan Mountain Dream”
Genres
I’m on a kick about writing prompts. Three weeks into writing to prompts with a writer friend, I’m thinking about genres. Do I like to be stretched…… Read more “Genres”
Research & Synchronicity
I believe in synchronicities, the idea that meaningful coincidences occurring close together are a message from the universe, or the soul. Recently I’ve been talking with a…… Read more “Research & Synchronicity”