New Book for Fellow Writers! Years ago I devoted two full years of my life to obtaining an MFA degree in Creative Writing -- a combination of workshops and standard classes. Two years of reading and writing (and teaching, to help pay my way). I went into some serious debt in that effort, but it... Continue Reading →
Awhile back I wrote about some problems I was having with Lulu, my long-time, go-to print-on-demand platform. While many of those problems have been resolved, some linger, despite some helpful intervention by a particularly attentive customer service rep. It was so frustrating my very supportive husband found himself asking why I persisted. "If it causes... Continue Reading →
One thing that happens when you're sick for awhile is you get a chance to read. A lot. Recently, reading a mystery novel, mostly absorbed in the story (the writer was a bit self-conscious, so I wasn't totally able to lose myself, my suspension of disbelief only partially lifted), I was dropped completely out of... Continue Reading →
When I started writing the Rollin RV Mysteries, I knew about only one other mystery series featuring a sleuth who RVed*: Sue Henry, with her Maxie and Stretch mysteries (sixty-plus year old heroine Maxie McNabb and her dachshund). After four of those, she turned her focus back to her other series. I've read them all... Continue Reading →
Last December I posted about two different types of writing groups. That brief overview was related to a couple of columns I wrote for a private writing group's newsletter. Even then, I didn't feel as though I'd said all I wanted to on the subject. Result? An expanded how-to guide, with suggestions for getting a... Continue Reading →
Oh, but they DO have a lot in common! I was reading Ava Jae's great post, "You Don't Have to Get It Right the First Time" and decided it was time to post about the writing process after a long spell without mentioning it. In her post, Ava lists the things you shouldn't be thinking... Continue Reading →
Because my husband and I are always moving, trading one "hometown" for another around the continent, we frequently pick up local newspapers to see what's happening while we're in the neighborhood. On a recent visit to the Grand Canyon we bought the Grand Canyon News, and it delivered a juicy bit of information about an... Continue Reading →
Travel writers are a dime a dozen. Well, okay, maybe not *that* common. But when someone says they're a travel writer, they usually don't have to explain what it means, especially now with so many cable TV channels and hundreds of magazines devoted to travel. Travel writer implies they travel to various locations to write... Continue Reading →
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