New Year, New Nerve

Hello dear reader. For this Thoughtful Thursday, I feel it's only right to share my commitment to another year with you. 2025 I committed to coming back, to coming out of the bad life changing years and finding my way back to myself and my joy of writing. 2026 is the year you guys will … Continue reading New Year, New Nerve

NaNo midpoint updates

Some years you know exactly what you are doing, and barrel through NaNo like someone lit the fire to write under you and let you free Nov 1... My Wordacoaster... And then, some years... Well... That right there looks like a great story plot roller coaster grid doesn't it? Ups and downs, and a really … Continue reading NaNo midpoint updates

Pinning is the new Pining

At least, in my case. I have folders and folders of pictures for the purpose of reference photos. It's never that easy to share them, because they aren't mine, and a lot of them are hard to tell what I see and why I see it. But with a new book comes new characters. And … Continue reading Pinning is the new Pining

Notes from my prep land

Having just decided she would give it a shot, Naomi starting for the door, when movement drew her back. The best looking male backside, clad in dark jeans, carrying a well-worn guitar case strode across the section she watched. It took another moment to register that he was tall and thin, with spiky blonde hair. … Continue reading Notes from my prep land

That time of year again!

It’s right around the corner! No, not Halloween… It’s my third year doing NaNoWriMo! If it wasn’t for this community, the entire process and resources, I don’t think you guys would have ever found me.  I’ve been writing books for over 10 years now. None have made it to print… yet. But in the last … Continue reading That time of year again!

Hodgepodge for the Holidays

ladyofmind: “How can a microwave be like a Stephen King novel?” Maybe it was the free-flowing alcohol at the office holiday party, or the array of delicious sugary treats lining the table, gathering the small crowd. “Oh! Are we talking about Misery? I loved it, the movie too.” One of the men near the edge … Continue reading Hodgepodge for the Holidays

Hodgepodge for the Holidays

“How can a microwave be like a Stephen King novel?” Maybe it was the free-flowing alcohol at the office holiday party, or the array of delicious sugary treats lining the table, gathering the small crowd. “Oh! Are we talking about Misery? I loved it, the movie too.” One of the men near the edge of … Continue reading Hodgepodge for the Holidays