It’s funny how your perspective can change sometimes. I’ve always liked sad movies and books, and yet a few years back I wrote about how for awhile I couldn’t stand them after several very sad things happened in my own life. Now I’m back to loving sad things again, but lately a new change has occurred to my entertainment tastes.…
It’s been two weeks since I posted. Since I did any writing, really, unless you count a bit of poetry in the wee hours of one sleepless morning. Now I’m finally here again, not at my desk–no, I’m in bed, with a wiggly baby in a onesie with smiling rainclouds on it lying next to me and Tom Chapin playing…
It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down to write here–or really to write anything. While I was pregnant, I was having so many issues that I couldn’t sit up for longer than a few minutes at a time, so that really put a damper on my computer use. Then I had my baby, on July 5th, a beautiful…
I may be down to one post a week for a little while. I’m having to lie down a lot, and it’s hard for me to get a lot of work done, so I’m reassessing everything I can! Not only does the baby really take a lot of energy, but I’m having a lot of issues with my right wrist…
Have you ever had a story you just were compelled to write? I don’t mean something you were told to write, or something you thought would be really fun. I mean an experience where you absolutely could not rest until you got the words and ideas out of your head and onto paper or word processor. Where something inside was…
I’m back! I ended up taking an impromptu week-and-a-half hiatus from my blogging and Patreon responsibilities. I hate to fall behind on these things, but I’ll admit it was nice to just not worry about it for a bit. My last couple weeks have been crazy busy–a writers retreat, a friend visiting from out of town, community group meetings, birthing…
Imagine a small old west town on the outskirts of civilization. The settlers have been plagued by conflict with the natives, so the government sends a U.S. Marshall to help settle disputes and keep the peace. Shortly after this Marshall arrives, a railroad line comes through town, bringing all kinds of new commerce and tourist opportunities to the small town.…
I just finished listening to Turtles All the Way Down by John Green. It was one of a few audiobooks I borrowed from the library to keep in my car and listen to in increments to try to boost my number of books read this year. I’d been wanting to read it for awhile, but since it was new and…
I’m sure most of us have our individual pet peeves when it comes to our media–things that just get under our skin that most people probably don’t even notice. Or if they do notice, it doesn’t bother them. I have more than my fair share, I think. They can be big and important, like the one highlighted by my recent…
I used to wonder if it would get weird when I started getting significantly older than my characters. Especially when it comes to the Firmament series. Because the eighteen books, while they take place over a period of maybe five to six years, will probably take pretty close to eighteen years for me to get written and published. Needless to…