And Here.We. Go.

To quote the late, great Heath Ledger in his role as The Joker, \”And here.We. Go.\” If you\’ve seen this line in the movie, then you know he\’s expecting a big explosion and fantastic results, but he is underwhelmed when nothing happens. No explosions. No people scurrying for cover. No chaos. No results. I feelContinue reading “And Here.We. Go.”

Lost Forever Words

Almost 15 years go, I tried my hand at writing children\’s books. I wrote a very short story/poem about a child enjoying the rain. I loved it. No one else loved, but it didn\’t matter. I loved it. It was simple, short, and fun. I also wrote a longer children\’s story about a stuffed bunnyContinue reading “Lost Forever Words”

Nothing… I Got Nothing!!

When I made the decision to start NaNoWriMo this year, I knew I wanted to continue my story from the 2010 NaNo I wrote. I knew my characters had more to do, to say, to share. As I started sorting out ideas for the next book, I realized I would be writing backwards. My secondContinue reading “Nothing… I Got Nothing!!”

Cover Me Happy!

It\’s NaNoPrep month, so I\’m working on what I need to get this novel out in November. Tonight, I created the book cover. I used a lotus flower, wings, and some energy stuff. That\’s the technical explanation. I used to use Microsoft Image Composer for all of my picture creations, but this time I usedContinue reading “Cover Me Happy!”

The Plan … Best Laid of Course

The plan is to retype \”Bleak\”, so I have a digital copy to edit in the future. The bigger part of this plan is to reacquaint myself with this 5 year old story to chose my main characters for the 2015 NaNoWriMo starting November 1st. Great idea, but November 1st is getting closer every dayContinue reading “The Plan … Best Laid of Course”

A Package with My Name on It

I recently watched an unauthorized biography of how Harry Potter came to be. I am sure there were embellishments throughout the movie but the core of the movie was simple.Writing was part of her life from the time she could pick up a crayon but it took a back seat to \”life\” and \”conformity\” thatContinue reading “A Package with My Name on It”