Snow, or Why I Want to Shoot My Children (updated)
They’re good kids. Really they are. I love them very, very much. They’re even old enough I don’t have to pay attention to them every minute. But it snowed Sunday […]
Writing Life
Back in the Swing
I came back from Portland totally jazzed and full of ideas for improving Immortal Outlaw, the next book in the series. Deb Dixon is full of insight on things like […]
Goal, Motivation, and Conflict
Three critical elements of a good story. Also, a terrific book by romance and women’s fiction author Deb Dixon. And finally, the title of Deb’s workshop, which she’s giving this […]
My New Year
I finished IMMORTAL WARRIOR on Monday, then spent a few days catching up on life (paying bills, cleaning house, restocking the fridge, getting my hair cut, talking to my children […]
Happy New Year — almost
Okay, so January 1st marks the official start of the new year, and everyone else is blogging about their resolutions and plans. Not me. Not yet. I’m finishing up (this […]
Gifts for Writers and Readers
Some of my favorite gift ideas for the writer or reader in your life: Book Darts — little folded brass place markers to slide on a page to mark exactly […]
5 Things I’m Grateful for as a Writer
Wikipedia. Great for preliminary research, though always to be viewed with a certain amount of skepticism, especially those entries on controversial subjects and/or current events. The external links at the […]
Time Travel
I rediscover the fluidity of time with every book I write. A few minutes of research turns into a lost hour. A day vanishes in a quick paragraph. Afternoons compress […]
85 Words from the Master
I’m struggling with the last chapter or so and needed a reminder of how magical words can be in the right hands.
A Writer’s Life, or what I really did yesterday
This is what happens when your husband gets sick and can’t pull transport duty: