Writing is Like a Chocolate Chip Cookie
I’ve been searching for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. In my quest, I discovered truths about my writing. Okay, how is a chocolate chip cookie like writing a novel? Let me preface this: my...
View ArticleThere Is No Try.
“Do, or do not… there is no try.” — Yoda Okay. This statement has been quoted by geeks everywhere. It’s usually the glib, ass-kicking, “put up or shut up” quote that encourages pop culture freaks...
View ArticleBra Wishes
Actually, the title of this post was going to be “Boob Wishes” but then I thought — okay, do I want the ads that Facebook is going to put up when I post that? Lingerie I can handle. Otherwise…. um,...
View Article….Annnnnnd we’re back.
I have learned the hard way. Back. Up. My. Database. After two weeks of intense agony, we’re finally up and running. I discovered I know just enough about WordPress to be dangerous. Dangerous enough...
View ArticleWhat is this “simplify” of which you speak?
I recently had a dream where I was trapped in, of all places, the Long Beach airport. It was in some kind of post-apocalyptic seeming emergency. A few of my writing friends and I were assembling an...
View ArticleWhen I Grow Up
My four year old son told me that he wanted to be a chef — one that, of course, races monster trucks. I believe he feels his superhero vigilantism is just going to be a sideline hobby. He then asked...
View ArticleIf I let go, I’ll fall…
We’re moving. Again. Third time in less than two years. This is a good thing. It’s a fantastic school district. We’ll be in a house with a ginormous back yard: plenty o’ trees and nature and...
View Article“Fatten Down The Hatches!” Because Here Comes The Boy.
My son, a.k.a. The Boy, started Kindergarten today. Which is why this blog post is a bit late. Part of me is going “whee!! Dedicated writing time!” Part of me is saying, “He’s so little — how is he...
View ArticleWhat was your first concert?
Music is a big deal in our house. My husband and I bonded over an eclectic CD collection — Eminem and Eekamouse, Bob Marley and Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Manson. The Boy, still in my...
View ArticleSoooo… I’m part of the Entangled In Love Blog Hop!
Click here to check out what the other authors are giving away during the Entangled In Love blog hop! Bear with me, peeps. I have never done a blog hop before. Be gentle. So. Here I am. Hoppin’. So...
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