Taking Stock of My Year

It may seem strange to want to evaluate my year in June, but as an ex-school teacher, I still think of years in terms of fall to summer. And I’m fast coming up on my one-year anniversary of quitting the profession. I had big plans for this year. Recently, I felt...

So How Do You Like …

  … being a full time author? I get this question a lot these days.  I think non-writers picture me clicky-clacking away at dozens of new books, sitting at a desk all day with coffee by my side. Fellow writers probably know better!  (One day last week I figured...

The Daruma Doll

  Back in the last week of July, I was certain that my first post after August First Impressions was going to be an explanation of why I gave up on my WIP, BRANEWORLD. I was about 35k into the story, and I was stuck. I hadn’t written any new words in a week, and...
Summer Goals Assessment 2013

Summer Goals Assessment 2013

Meeting up with Katie Mills in Paris!The summer is over for me. I’m back at work … sitting in a teacher inservice meeting this very second, learning about all the mandatory changes happening this year. Right now, someone is probably advising me to Take a Positive...