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If you've been a writer for any length of time you've probably heard people argue about writing every day. Stephen King is a pretty famous proponent of the practice, insisting that he writes 1,000 words a day, no exceptions. I don't. So I've … [Continue reading] about Writing Every Day (5 Things I’ve Learned)
I will admit, it was the title of this poem that initially caught my eye, but it's just beautiful. I hope you like it. Happy Thanksgiving. April returns like an expatriate, a defector from the forest. Her feet are wrapped in old rose … [Continue reading] about A Thanksgiving Poem
Last week I was at a Halloween party where a tarot card reader was telling fortunes. I love fortune tellers. I love to geek out over their predictions and try to suss out how much is coming from some cosmic source and how much they're just reading … [Continue reading] about Setting Goals for a Writing Career
In honor of Halloween, I thought I'd keep things light today and share some of the awesome cover ideas my family came up with over dinner last week: You can see in the top ones some of the elements of my story (including ostriches and a woman … [Continue reading] about Awesome Cover Ideas From My Family
Okay, so technically Dictionary Day was yesterday, but I'm celebrating all the same. HAPPY DICTIONARY DAY! Here are nineteen nerd words for all my word nerds out there. … [Continue reading] about Nineteen Nerd Words for Dictionary Day
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels This week marks my blog's ninth birthday! Happy birthday little blog. What a year it's been. I finished my manuscript (after nine long years of work) in December of last year. I found myself a super awesome … [Continue reading] about Nine Years Blogging
I've been thinking a lot about this scene from the movie The Incredibles (the first one). In case you haven't seen it, it comes near the end of the movie, when the big bad is attacking the city. It's the Super Suit Scene. I Am The Greatest … [Continue reading] about The Lesson of the Super Suit Scene