Acceptance and Rejection
A few days ago, I did a happy dance after being notified that my story, American in Paris, had been accepted into Florida Writers Association’s 2023 Collection. Every year FWA…
You Lost me at Flashback
You Lost me at Flashback I’ve noticed a trend lately in the books I’ve read or attempted to read. In fact, I’ve picked up two of them back-to-back. One was…
Lessons in Overthinking, Undermining and Second-Guessing
Lessons in Overthinking, Undermining and Second-Guessing It’s how many books later? Twenty? And as I review the formatted eBook version I ask myself, Is this just stupid? Will readers think…
Motivation vs. Enthusiasm
Motivation vs. Enthusiasm Do you know the difference between motivation and enthusiasm? From my thesaurus: motivation: (n) ambition, inspiration enthusiasm: (n) keen interest, excitement From my dictionary: Motive: some inner…
Sunday Morning Musings: Bread Cast Upon Water
“Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later. Divide your gifts among many, for in the days ahead you yourself may need much help.” Ecclesiastes 11: 1-2 This…
A Writer With ADD
Welcome to the unplanned career of a disorganized (but talented) 😊 writer with ADD who makes laughable promises to herself (“As God is my witness, I will post on social media no less than three times a week”) and wonders how she ever managed to publish twenty or so books in the first place.
IMPOSTER SYNDROME?
IMPOSTER SYNDROME? Imposter syndrome? I seriously thought this was a joke. The term is used a lot amongst creatives, but I never understood exactly what it was or what it…
The Animal Cover Dilemma
The Animal Cover Dilemma Ever since the conception of Animal, I’ve had a vision of the cover. Nothing but the hero’s face, half of it in animal form. The title.…
Animal and The Curse of Threes
Below is the back story for my work in progress entitled Animal. Although I may never use this in the final version of the book, I had to know where…
The Color of Nothing Release Day!
I killed my mother.
That's what I think the next morning when I see her on the floor in the kitchen with a puddle of orange juice floating around her.