• storytelling

    March 26, 2014 /

    I read this book yesterday. It was light paranormal fantasy with some romantic elements or hints of it. It was terribly flawed, yet I read to the end, eager to see what happened and why. I think I’ll be reading…

  • The weekend

    March 9, 2014 /

    I just got invited to do an essay based on a recent talk on raising the stakes. I’m excited about it, not to mention flattered. We got our cherry tree planted in the bit of sunshine we had between storms.…

  • confetti thoughts

    March 5, 2014 /

    I hate the phrase, “Man Cave.” Hate it. Irritates me beyond reason, and I couldn’t tell you why. Okay, I could. It’s because it’s idiotic. Is the woman supposed to be stay out? And is the man supposed to be…

  • Back in the saddle

    March 4, 2014 /

    The writers retreat was amazing. Just amazing. Here’s a set of the photos on flickr. I took my camera, but I grabbed the wrong charger, so all of these were taken with my phone. I only figured out using the…

  • Headthunk, headthunk, headthunk

    February 25, 2014 /

    Oh whatta week it’s been. Dad’s been moved to another hospital. Oh wait. Maybe I should bring you up to date. When my folks were at their last day of a timeshare, dad fell and dislocated his hip. Only he…

  • Ideas whizzing along

    February 22, 2014 /

    I had a story idea today. First line of something. Possibly a story. I want to write a story. I don’t particularly have time for this, but I’m curious to see what it is. Trouble is, I have no flipping…

  • The day that got lost

    February 10, 2014 /

    This morning I started out a little late as school was canceled again (but not tomorrow!) and did some laundry, fed the children, and then got a call from the GI doc for the boy. They could see him today…

  • The Cipher

    February 9, 2014 /

    I finished my revision of The Cipher for reissue and sent it off to my editor. I feel like I made HUGE changes, and yet, most of the book is the same. The changes are minor, and yet I feel…

  • shoring up

    February 5, 2014 /

    I’ve been shoring up the characterizations in The Cipher, as I’ve mentioned before. On thing that I noticed, in a happy way, is that the character of Edgar and the way I wrote him reminds me of Red Reddington on…

  • the news that is

    January 30, 2014 /

    I know, I’m not really posting much this week. The boy continues to be sick. I have been working on The Cipher for reissue. The weather has been very nice, and generally things have continued to plod along. We got…