Let me begin by saying that I am not one of those grammatical sticklers who polices the use of the apostrophe as if prosecuting crimes against humanity. (Although the one place I do fall down…
Do you love funny anecdotes, interesting words you’ve never heard of, and snippets of stories you’re thinking of reading? If you do, drop past my new Instagram account. We’re having all sorts of literary fun…
Back in September I started blogging again. I hadn’t blogged in several years and I needed the impetus of providing something every Tuesday to get me back into a production habit. And I needed to…
I’m a Princess Bride tragic. I’ve watched the movie more times than I can remember. I’ve read the book. And, like many people, the immortal lines from the story are a regular part of my…
Recently I came across a series of blog posts by award-winning, best-selling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch where she was describing her personal battle with her critical voice. The posts are a very interesting read if…
Writing is hard, say some people. Anything creative is hard. Is effort. Is work. I think that complete hogwash. However, I will agree on one thing. Starting is hard. Over the past six months I’ve…