Freelance Writing, Here I Come!
Today I quit my part-time job that I’d only had for about a month. My intention was to get a fun job that will help out with a little cash each month. It managed to show me exactly what I needed to...
View ArticleElusive Titles
I am not good at all at coming up with titles for stories. I write the thing first, then try to come up with a title. Rarely does the title come to mind first and the story follows. But when that does...
View ArticleHalloween and Hollow Trees
For the past few months we have had a family of raccoons living in the hollow of a tree in our front yard. I never saw the babies, but I could hear them chirping and purring for their mother. She was a...
View ArticleObligation
I committed to two blog posts per week with ROW80 (Round of Words in 80 days), a writing challenge where we set our own goals. But I’m exhausted and have nothing to blog about. So here’s a picture of a...
View ArticleBlog Tour!!
I have been invited by my friend and fellow writer Jessica Naccari to participate in a Blog Tour. It is a string of blog posts connected from writer to writer where we talk about our processes, and our...
View ArticleWriting Contest and Blog Tour!
I have several exciting things to share in this post. First– there is a writing contest going on RIGHT NOW!!! Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative (SELTI) has once again partnered with Alabama...
View ArticleAs Good as I Am
I read a quote today that I can’t get out of my head. From the library, I checked out a book called The Unforgettable Photograph by George Lange. In the introduction, he describes showing his portfolio...
View ArticleComing to Terms
Writing, in so many ways, is hard, y’all. And the truly passionate push through the obstacles, putting words to page. However, sometimes other priorities take precedence and you have a choice to make:...
View ArticleThe Girl
The Girl was angry. She was lonely and hurting and angry. She tried not to blame her mother– her hardworking, unselfish, single mother. But she was, after all, the one that made the decision to move....
View ArticleLesson from a Stinkbug
I was stressed. I was so sure that my new part time job was a timely answer to prayer. As I hand washed my three-year-old’s favorite cup and straw, I contemplated quitting. Only...
View ArticleJumping Right In
I’m jumping right in to more writing goals, right in the middle of even more writing goals, smack dab in the middle of family chaos. I need sanity! ASAP! Oh, here’s some sweet, warm sanity, right there...
View ArticleThe Never Ending Story
This is my life story right now. We’ve been so busy that our clean mountain of laundry keeps growing, and gets moved from the couch to the bed when we need to sit, and from the bed to the couch when...
View ArticleReluctant Kisses
I have an addiction: Kissing on my boys. I kiss them when they sleep. I grab them up and kiss their cheeks in the middle of play time. Quick smooches very time I buckle them into csrseats, wet...
View ArticleWhat Will You Focus On?
. . . . ROW80 Goals for this week is to revise 5 Chapters per day of A Time to Haunt. It will be general LIGHT revision as a first pass to get reacquainted with the material.
View ArticleOfficially On Submission
Ok, guys – it’s official. Tonight I just sent out the first of many agent query letters for the Ghosts of Oak and Ivy manuscript. This means something. This means something REAL. And BIG. I’M...
View ArticleVoyage to the Star Kingdom
Grab your wallet, some tissues, and order this book. In the small community of Village-Upon-Stone, a storm settles solely over the house of a beloved family. Instead of leading their normal, happy...
View ArticleWriting Contest and Blog Tour!
I have several exciting things to share in this post. First– there is a writing contest going on RIGHT NOW!!! Southeastern Literary Tourism Initiative (SELTI) has once again partnered with Alabama...
View ArticleAs Good as I Am
I read a quote today that I can’t get out of my head. From the library, I checked out a book called The Unforgettable Photograph by George Lange. In the introduction, he describes showing his… More
View ArticleDaniel
The dirt floor was cold and a draft breezed through his threadbare tunic. In the pitch blackness, a low growl rumbled. It reverberated in his chest and sent sharp chills up his spine. He gagged… More
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