I'm in a second rewrite of my novel, Crushing Debt. I did an edit on the main plotline, and I'm happy with it. Now, I am reworking the secondary characters and ... Read More...
Facebook is teaming with awkward 10 year-olds standing somewhere in suburbia, with their siblings, holding a "First Day of School" slate, smiling reluctantly fo... Read More...
I’m indoorsy, nowadays.
Crank the AC and let me be. I don’t even think Los Angeles is breaking heat records compared to other places in the US and around the... Read More...
When did "WHY" become a noun?
Writing is hard, solitary and demanding. There are going to be times when you feel like giving up, deleting everything, o... Read More...
I'm in rewrite mode. And for those of you who know me, you likely know, editing is not necessarily my thing.
Details, complexity, clarifying... you know what I... Read More...
In the third act of any story - from Wizard of Oz to Star Wars to Harry Potter - there is a spiral. It's just one damn thing after another. The character is in ... Read More...
Writer's Block
I'm lazy, I think. Not sure how to start. Anxious. I've lost my voice, a writing bronchitis. Is it true? Feels true.
TV-ice cream-popcorn-crack... Read More...
This is part of a blog series on Writer's Block. Yay! As I write over the next several weeks on the topic, I'll link them together. Check back here, next week, ... Read More...
Block Busters!!!
Writer's block can feel endless. Painful. Scary.
Or like somebody else's problem. We don't all "believe" in writer's block. And more to t... Read More...
What do you want to write?
A Toast to...Serious writing. Huzzah!
Writing is not always celebrated. Even the writer sometimes wonders what they've gotten thems... Read More...
