Most definitely! If you want to count the ways, boogie on over to Anne R. Allen’s Blog and read “REALITY CHECK: Mixed Martial Arts for Writers” by Ruth Harris. I suffered this week….for at least five minutes. The rest of the week I simply pretended I’m not a writer and did other stuff. I practiced …Read More
Chuck Sambuchino Wants to Make You Laugh…or Does He?
I have a copy of How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack in the top shelf of my bookcase, easily accessible, just in case. It begins: “Keep reading if you want to live. Call them what you want. Garden gnomes. Lawn ornaments. Little evil outdoor statuary hell-bent on world domination. It doesn’t matter. What does …Read More
Can We Ever “Be Done With” Writing or Must a Passion Last Forever?
This is a question I’ve asked myself a few times over the years and consistently come up with the same answers. Yes, we can be done with anything (or anyone or anyplace) when its time has come and gone. No, passions don’t necessarily last forever (although they can…sometimes). I’ll bet Harper Lee was passionate about …Read More
Writer Pitch and Pitch to Publication … by Samantha Fountain
Thanks, Patricia, for having me as a guest blogger. The past few months have been crazy busy as WriterPitch.com prepares to host its first ever event. For those of your readers who don’t know what WriterPitch is let me divulge: At the beginning of this year I, along with my wizard web developer brother, created …Read More
Rewriting is the Best Part of the Process
Of course, that’s personal opinion. But as much as I enjoy jumping into a new story and writing like crazy for a few months/years to complete that first draft, I heave a huge sigh of relief when I can move on to the next phase. Revision, rewriting, cutting and pasting, rearranging, adjusting, scooting one bit …Read More
The Genre Shuffle … Everyone Should Do It! … by Richard Keller
Pat, thank you once again for dragging me into the world of the Internet in order to guest on your brand new website/blog/auction site/car repair knowledgebase. The Global Gigantic Spider Web is something new to me. I didn’t realize there was so much free porn; hence, the reason for the lateness of this essay. I …Read More
One of The Best Writing/Editing Blogs on the Web
If you don’t already know about the Blood-Red Pencil blog, I want to clue you in because it’s one of the best writing and editing resources on the web. The BRP team is a great mix of authors and editors and author/editors willing to share their knowledge of writing, motivate, inspire, and coolest of all, …Read More
The Saturday Report
This will be a writing, blogging, reading, and state of the foot report. I didn’t do much writing or writing related activity this week. I’m in the revision stage of my newest suspense novel and really need to print out a whole manuscript and spread the pages all over a big table with a couple …Read More
Writing Your First Mystery … by Mar Preston, Guest Author
When my last novel On Behalf of the Family was published, my head felt emptied. I had nothing left to say. Perhaps some of you know that feeling. A new plot wasn’t waiting in the wings. I didn’t have a file folder of ideas percolating. My characters weren’t demanding to take the stage once again. …Read More
Friday!
Off with the cast Today is the day my pretty pink cast is taken away and I get to see if I can handle crutches. And a walking boot. Another new adventure. Wish me luck on that. I suspect I’ll have some leg and ankle strengthening to do before I’m walking normally. I’ll be bidding …Read More
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