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Hey, there! Make sure you check out my Facebook page (click HERE)! A preview of the cover for “Paint Chips” is up! Seriously, the art department at WhiteFire Publishing is beyond talented!! I’m so excited! I love Dystopian Literature. There’s something about the world… Continue Reading “The Hopeless Road”
Creatives can be insecure. Really, really insecure. Like meltdown-in-the-fiction-aisle-at-Target-because-your-novel-will-never-be-as-good-as-Snooki’s insecure. Not that I would know anything about that specific incident. {ahem} The funny thing is that, although insecure, we can also be very egotistical. I don’t know if that springs from our insecurities. Or… Continue Reading “Who’s Awesome?! (Rare Weekend Edition)”
When I was a little girl, all I ever wanted was my very own piano. I wanted to be able to play that piano, too. Not just look at it and let it collect dust. At my little old church (Calvary United Methodist in… Continue Reading “Extra Outlets”
***The lovely Patti Hill informed me that this book is available for FREE download on the Novel Matters blog. Just scroll down and find the cover on the left side. And today’s discussion is fantastic. Don’t miss out! Go to http://www.novelmatters.com (right after you… Continue Reading “Novel Tips on Rice”
What would it be like to meet a character from a book you love? No, really. MEET the character. Have him hanging out with you. Eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and engaging in adventures. That would be pretty interesting/exciting/fantastic/terrifying. It all depends upon… Continue Reading “Reading L.L. Samson”
Wait. No. Not giving away a hunky knight. No. Hm… OH! I remember! Let me explain. The other day, my senior editor, Roseanna White from WhiteFire Publishing dared me to incorporate a hunky knight into my current novel-in-the-works. Funny thing is…said novel is about… Continue Reading “Hunky Knight Give-Away!”
CHECK IT OUT! I have a contest going on at my Facebook Novelist Page! Click HERE to see and enter! How can I incorporate a hunky knight (in shining armor) into my novel in progress about funeral directors! The idea that gets the most “likes”… Continue Reading “Clutter Brain”
Tonight I visited a friend in a psychiatric ward. Nothing dramatic happened. No violence or smelly rooms or scary people. Very little “One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest” stuff going on there. The halls were clean and brightly lit. The staff was kind. What… Continue Reading ““Just Gotta Love ‘Em””
One of the very best things in the world is a good book. Couple that with a gorgeous day and I’m in glee (not the tv show). I love sitting in my backyard, reading while my kids play. Recently, I read Everything is Illuminated and… Continue Reading “Reading Jonathan Safran Foer”
I love getting mail. Now, I’m not talking about mass mailers advertising window installation. And I certainly am not excited about receiving bills. But, when a friend sends a card, now, that’s when I get a little giddy. Imagine my excitement when I received… Continue Reading “Try New Things”
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