Saturday Writers

Not a good thing with my chosen profession of writing or the job I fell into at the library.

I mean really, who wants to read snippets of my day in 40 characters or less? Reading my attempts at blogging are bad enough, right?

Just like time, stories evolve. Something once thought a lost cause can evolve into something workable.

As I rolled out the dough, it got me thinking. These cookies and fantasy have a lot in common.

There it is again no longer lurking in the shadows, but pushing to the surface. Fangirl! I fight the urge to squeal and point for that would surly turn into clapping and jumping up and down as I giggle.

I’ve had Gemma floating around in my head for about two years. The first scene has always been there. I love the first scene. It’s fun and sad and definitely has tension. But I’ve been stuck: what comes after the first scene? I couldn’t get a firm handle on that. Hell, I couldn’t even get [...]

Writing naked is not an easy task

Am I a writer or do I just like saying I am?

     Today I could say two words that would be an instant conversation starter among a group of people no matter what their age.   The Bachelor.  What a putz.  The last night of this seasons show he chooses one of the two final women to be his bride then changes his mind.  After what seemed a [...]

There’s glitter on my laptop keys. Hmm. Wonder how that happened.
I’m knee-deep in the fleshing out of my latest humorous women’s fiction piece, tentatively entitled “Gemma.” I’m really digging where the story is going. The book idea came from a great opening scene that I’ve had forever, it just took a couple of years for [...]