Tag Archives: Reading

Stop Avoiding the Why

Day 8 of 2021, and I am not on plan. The very first goal? Write every day at 7pm. I believe I wrote twice at or around 7pm and committed to the full 30minutes. The other 7pm’s in the week fell at the wrong time. I mean, yeah, itwas 7pm eastern standard time, but inContinue reading “Stop Avoiding the Why”

Pseudonym Be Gone!

I am reading a mountain of books on writing as well and joining writing groups and signing up for writerly advice from publishers, editors, and authors. I’ve also been listening to Neil Gaiman read his book, The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction, on Audible. I was cutting grass in the back yard andContinue reading “Pseudonym Be Gone!”

Hello? Is this thing on?

Wow. Hello out there. Ever tried to get back into a website you haven\’t used in 5 years? That was a walk down memory lane. Why do I have so many email addresses? I started this blog in October 2010 with one goal in mind. Write a book. By the morning of December 1st, I\’dContinue reading “Hello? Is this thing on?”

This, That or the Other?

Sometime before the holidays, mom asked if I wanted a Nook for Christmas. I emphatically told her, \”No!\” Now that Christmas is over, I\’m browsing Barnes \’n Noble and reading up (again) on the Nook. Why? Well, I still prefer the physical book, but I\’m trying to figure out why so many people love theContinue reading “This, That or the Other?”

Branching into Cyberspace

I absolutely love the idea of using social networking to post the thoughts of characters from a story. Reaching readers through the programs they use in their everyday lives is genius. Readers can connect with the characters and, in some cases, correspond with them as if they existed. I may have read more as aContinue reading “Branching into Cyberspace”