July IWSG - Too Stubborn to Quit
Welcome to the monthly blog hop. As always, follow the link by clicking the badge below to see the full list of participating blogs.The awesome co-hosts for the July 7 posting of the IWSG are Pat...
View ArticleTemptation of a Break
Although it is not an "insecure writer" day, I needed to express my insecurities! I may have said I was too stubborn to quit, but having a break sure felt nice! I am openly admitting that I have done...
View ArticleIWSG - August - Craft Books
August 4 question - What is your favorite writing craft book? Think of a book that every time you read it you learn something or you are inspired to write or try the new technique. And why?The awesome...
View ArticleSeptember IWSG - Responsibility and Success
If you do not care to hear about the personal drama swirling in my head, skip to the question...PLEASEAs I sit here writing this (at the last minute, Tuesday night) I am devouring my gluten-free,...
View ArticleBook Review - A Memory Called Empire
I must apologize for being absent for so long. I was in a bit of a rocky place with my own writing, my personal life, and my full-time day job. I stopped in for the blog hop, but failed to actually do...
View ArticleOctober IWSG - Not Dead, Yet
Thank goodness September is over, and I hope my whirlwind of stress is too. (Although I am not naive enough to believe it is...)I took the month "off" from blogging, short/flash fiction writing,...
View ArticleThe Scream is Silent
Last WEP I typed up a very personal piece and at the last minute decided not to participate. I had a lot going on and sharing my insides did not feel comfortable. For whatever reason, the same thing is...
View ArticleNovember IWSG - Blurb Shlurb
Advance apologies, I am moving into a new house and things are insane. New responsibilities at work, lots of packing and cleaning, and still revising that novel manuscript. I can rest when I'm dead I...
View ArticleCover Reveal!! Zanzibar's Rings by Jemima Pett (December IWSG)
Well...I did it. No, not that. I did not finish my edits.I hit rock bottom, completely dropped the metaphorical ball, lost all momentum...[hushed poof].I may or may not get a mini panic attack every...
View ArticleTime to Come Back - I hope!
For some odd reason, I walk by my desk like I am a teenager trying to sneak into my parents' house at 3AM. Ever since I moved into this new house, and for some time before, I have been incapable of...
View ArticleOops, IWSG a little too late...
Now I'm in trouble, not just a day late and a dollar short, but two!Happiest New Year to everyone. I hope you have a moment to take a deep breath and feel the biting chill of winter (or the golden heat...
View ArticleRead Space/Time Travel - CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
Here I am, minding my own business, doing my first discussion board post for an online course I'm taking, reading through some of my favorite blogs, and out of nowhere I discover there are reading...
View ArticleBook Review: Trust by Jean Davis
Trust by Jean Davis My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fast-paced, good read. Jean Davis’s 'Trust' is my favorite type of SciFi: foreign worlds, multiple races, and intriguing abilities and technology. I picked...
View ArticleFebruary IWSG - Who's Missing?
February 2 question - Is there someone who supported or influenced you who perhaps isn't around anymore? Anyone you miss?The awesome co-hosts for the February 2 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell...
View ArticleBook Review: CassaFire by Alex J. Cavanaugh
Cassafire by Alex J. Cavanaugh My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was eager to read the continuation of Byron’s journey from CassaStar, and I was not disappointed. CassaFire by Alex J. Cavanaugh was an...
View ArticleMarch IWSG - Scenes and Rings
It's March.I spent February working constant overtime. It was brutal. Some days I had up to 15 employees call out. Two new employees quit after only a week. Childcare is not for the weak. And my...
View ArticleBook Review: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars Need a quick SciFi fix? This is it. I enjoyed #2 as much as I did #1 and I really want to buy the whole series to sit on my shelf so I can...
View ArticleIWSG May - Let's Pretend
Let's pretend like I did not miss the last two months of blogging. Let's also pretend like I did not miss the entire month of April and the A to Z challenge which was so successful last year, and that...
View ArticleIWSG - June
Fashionably late to the party again. (But determined not to give up.)I have some more content planned for this month, so I should be able to keep up...if anyone is still out there. June 1 question -...
View ArticleIWSG - July - A Life in a Book
It is the last week of my summer classes and I am excited to get them over and done so I can get back to writing! I have a lot of catching up to do before the next (and last) semester begins. The...
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