Writing
Tortoise or Hare?
I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter how fast I run this publishing race, I’m not going to reach the finish line until God wants me to. So as I finish up edits on my current WIP, I’m looking toward the future and plan on stopping to smell the roses! That means slowing…
SEO…URL…FTP
No, I’m not writing a sci-fi and trying to create my own extra-terrestrial language. I’m trying to figure out the internet alphabet… SEO, URL, FTP…it’s enough to make a girl think she needs to go back to kindergarten…technogarten to be exact. While I don’t understand all the letters in the internet alphabet, I do know…
Police and Military Dress for Success…in and out of Novels!
As a mystery/suspense writer I’m always looking for some great research sites that help me make my stories more realistic. I have great police contacts, but I know nearly nothing about the type of clothing cops wear. I’ve tried Google searches to come up with a picture of police in their gear, and even browsed…
Love to Write!? I’ve Got Three Great Resources for YOU!
I’ve been reading the blog at My Book Therapy for a while now. It always has practical teachings you can apply to your work of fiction. Just reading the blog and participating in the NING group is a great way to improve your craft, but if you need some indepth critique, I suggest My Book…
No News is Good News, Right?
Yep, know that. Understand it. I’m even appreciative of it. BUT good news is always better in the big scheme of things and since I’m leaning on the ONE who holds my future and writing career in my hands, I’m not really anxious. Working on a new WIP helps to take the edge off waiting.…
Gran Torino: A Lesson in Character & Spiritual Arc
I went to see Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino last night and woke up thinking about it this morning. That’s when I know a movie or book has touched me forever, changed me for life. When I can’t stop thinking about the story and I can’t get the characters out of my mind. When I picked…
Publishing is NOT Dead Yet!
And how do I know? Because several of my unpublished friends have received contracts in the last TWO to THREE months! Let me count, Ronie, Myra, Christa, and I know I’m forgetting one or two others, but that gives me hope. What also gives me hope is my agent who’s working for me and said…
Never Give Up!
The moving boxes are almost packed and put away. We’re just about settled into our new home and are making good use of it. In fact, over the holidays we had a total of four big “gatherings” in three days with miscellaneous friends popping in and out! It’s been a blast and exhausting, and I…
Packing My Bags
and leaving… For a writing weekend! It’s been too long and I rarely have time to write out home, but the words to my new opening have been flowing and then stopping and flowing and stopping. I’m just gonna open up the flood gates for the weekend and hope I get carried away! Hope your…
Writing Christmas Basket Fundraiser
Last Saturday our ACFW writer’s group had our second annual Christmas Basket fundraiser auction. We had 23 baskets of books and goodies. That’s about double the amount from last year. I wasn’t able to help put these together this year, but if it was anything like last year the ladies worked hard and had a…