June 2008

Journal to Remember

Journaling? I vaguely remember doing that as part of an English assignment in high school. (Where I was a weird blend of emo, jock and nerd....

I've been reading these excellent posts on journaling and thinking, "gosh, I'm off on such a tangent from everybody else."...

ahh - a big debate, huh? Or maybe only a debate in my mind . I used to do a monthly journal on my website, but I gradually stopper. Why? be...

...when it comes to journaling, apparently. When I first saw this week’s topic I thought I’d write about blogging, which has become the mode...

Okay, so I don't journal. I know a lot of writers do and from what I hear, they feel it helps them in their craft. Me, I barely have tim...

Nationally bestselling author Patti O’Shea wanted to be a doctor, a pilot, an archaeologist, an astronomer, a figure skater, an oceanographe...

The lovely folks over at Title Magic just posted a guest blog by fabulous author Monica Burns entitled " Sex, Language, and Readers ....

June 17, 2008

Good God it's been a long time since I've been in the blog driver's seat. Ever since my return from Pittsburgh and RT I've b...

Being a science fiction author primarily, I have a soft spot in my heart for technology. Computers, space ships, androids...what would the f...

I honestly can't remember the first time I heard about electronic books. I do remember, however, thinking that hey, this is a very cool ...

Pantser…Plotter, hmmm? I’ve only tried to write by the seat of my pants twice. My first book was built off a short story called DOUBLE ENTEN...

"Where do you get your ideas?" is a question writers are frequently asked, and writers I've talked to, when we get together, l...

I've always considered myself a plotter. I have the basic half page outline and a list of my characters and what they look like. The...

Can you tell I’m a pantser? I imagine it’s pretty obvious to other writers that I’m not one of those organized, type A personalities. I don’...

Good morning, everyone! This week our theme is Plotter or Pantser. For those unfamiliar with the terms, a plotter is someone who studiously ...

Since today is 6/6/08, I decided to pick page 66 from one of my books. The best I had to choose from was TAKE ME IN YOUR HEART. Just previou...