Love is supposed to be this glorious feeling that lifts us out of our mundane world, right? But be honest, how often as loving someone gotten in the way of your personal plans. We love our families, extended as they might be. We love our pets. We love our “significant others,” to coin a rather [...]
Saw this on a T-Shirt at a sporting event last weekend: All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you’re not good enough or strong enough or talented enough. They’ll say you’re the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play [...]
You may slave over the right thing to say or the right way to say it, but the funny thing about words, spoken or written, isn’t how they are used nor what is said. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is in the interpretation. What does that mean? If a person is in a dark place [...]
You may slave over the right thing to say or the right way to say it, but the funny thing about words, spoken or written, isn’t how they are used nor what is said. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is in the interpretation. What does that mean? If a person is in a dark place [...]
Two summers ago I attended the Writer's Police Academy in North Carolina. It was a fantastic writer's conference for anyone writing suspense, crime fiction or drama, etc. I was going through my photos and found this one...of me with Barney at one of the dinners. This man did a fabulous impersonation and added a lot [...]
It's October, the month of pumpkins and spooks. While I normally like to do an inspirational "hump day" post on Wednesdays, it seemed appropriate to start out spooky. Does this little guy scare you? Ha. Yeah, me neithier...but he's cute. And has nothing to do with my topic other than he is obviously perceived differently [...]
Yes, Tankless! Ever heard of the tankless water heater? So cool. Heats your water with 90% less gas than the old kind. It's awesome and incredibly efficient and we're getting one! SO....I'm going tankless too (no, not topless...silly). As in, I have no intention of tanking at writing so will march forward. I try not [...]
Recently Dawn Dowdle from Blue Ridge Literary Agency sent out this advice to all her author prospects. These are a few things she runs into on a regular basis that detract from the overall quality of a submission. This is excerpted with her permission. I thought it worthy of sharing as the advice is something [...]
Today’s Spotlight is on Kathryn Maeglin, author of Hunka, Hunka Burning Love Why do you write? After being a journalist for 24 years, I yearned to write creative work that was designed primarily to entertain rather than inform. That said, I do strive to write books that may also provide insights and inspiration, as well as [...]
Hump Day! I love that commercial. Here's a little motivation for you to get through the rest of the week. Watch this video... What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?--Maria Novak
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