Saturday Writers

Whoa, back up the bus. A writer who doesn’t know how to put her needs and thoughts into words, that’s a scary thought.

This question crossed my mind recently when a friend asked me what I had been doing since we saw each other last.  I hesitated a minute before I said well, I finished my first book and I am working on my second.  I’ve learned when those words leave my mouth I am going to get [...]

     At my day job I am known as the resident tree-hugger. I started the recycling program for our office – separating paper from etc. items – and preach at everybody when I walk by their cubicles and notice recyclable plastics thrown on their garbage cans. They see me coming and you see the fear [...]

Twice a month I have dinner (well, usually breakfast, since we meet at Perkins) with a friend of mine, also a writer.  Barb is one of the most prolific writers I know. She’s got a 7 book series going, plus three or four stand alone titles, and she never ever seems to run out of [...]

Read about the best author response ever to a negative book review.

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.

     My latest project – outside the many writing projects I have going – is the pursuit of a true Study in my home, a place totally dedicated to writing. In this pursuit I understand a lot of work is ahead of me. I plan to have floor-to-ceiling bookshelves filled with my ever growing collection [...]

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?