When I decided to dip my toe into the blogosphere, I thought it would be a cold and lonely place. Who would want to read the manic ravings of yet another unpublished writer other than my mother? Thanks mom! 🙂 With little expectations of followers, I set…
Month: August 2011
A Fab Day Reviving my Muse at Culzean Castle Scotland
Today, I went with my muse, Elarin, and Dave, my hubby, to Culzean Castle to soak up a little inspiration. We’ve been to Culzean several times in the last four years, but it’s still one of my favorite places in Ayrshire. The history and the views can’t help but inspire …
Tips for Reviving a Muse
My muse and I are one. Words flow so fast I can hardly keep up. I start with nothing, white space, a letter, a word, a sentence, a paragraph, a page, page, page, chapter after chapter filled with new scenes emerge. My characters talk non-stop, waking me from my slumber. They constantly bug me, fighting…
Book Review: Possession by Elana Johnson
My ARC (advanced review copy) of Elana Johnson’s Possession arrived yesterday morning curtsey of a prize draw from www.weheartya.com . Awesome! I never win anything.  I tore into the manila bubble wrapped package like it was Christmas morning. I thumbed through the pages, letting the new book smell wash over me. SQUEE! I am such…
Paranormal Romance: The good, the blah, and the overdone.
Is Paranormal Romance so overdone that it’s on the verge of being passé? What distinguishes the good from the blah? I must admit that I have always loved paranormal stories, the creepier the better, but I always steered clear of the romance sections in bookstores.  Since I love anything to do with vampires, zombies, werewolves,…
Wonder Woman Stripped of her Powers
Tuesday I was on top of the world. Nothing could stop me. I was Wonder Woman. Maybe it was the chocolate sugar rush. I attended all of day 1 of WriteOnCon, finished my essay for University, spent a few hours on social media,  worked on some re-writes, filled out some job applications, did laundry, cleaned…
It’s Contastic! Day 1
What the heck is WriteOnCon? When one of my FB friends asked if anyone was attending WriteOnCon this year, my first thought was… ‘???’. Google! Google says: WriteOnCon is a totally free, interactive online Writer’s Conference held annually during the summer. (Well, actually, Google doesn’t speak. It gave me a link to their website where…
The Writer’s Bane
The writer’s bane is not lack of paper, a pen out of ink, printers that won’t work, time to write, or lack of caffeine. The writer’s bane is her own self-deception about what writing is. Her own perception of perfection. It is the little voice inside that says what you pen should be perfect out…
Oh, Shiny!
Facebook updates Amazon New books on my Kindle A Dance with Dragons Chocolate Blog Stats Riots in London Riots in Manchester Texts from friends in Manchester updating me about riots Twitter Following the Manchester riots on Twitter Chocolate Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows pt. 2 Writing contests Exploring Social…
Which Way to Success?
I’ve come to the fork in the road. Indie publish or traditional? I’ve been torn for months trying to decide whether or not to go the Indie publishing route or try, yet again, to knock on the doors of agents and editors. It seems impossible that I started my first novel, Touched by Darkness, back…