[Pen/Pencil Review] UGH…and Ugh
I felt like I was getting back on track – and apparently…I can only focus on one blog at a time? Or at least on one type of blog. One of the things I picked up again is a fun little Pilot G2 purple. Since I’m a bit limited on bandwidth right now – and […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] A Rerun and An Apology – The Rotring Rapid Pro
I apologize for doing another rerun. It’s been a crazy/weird Monday. I’ve had some brain burps from being out of town this weekend for our 5th Wedding Anniversary – then I discovered a scheduling snafu that has me all discombobulated. AND there’s really unstable weather playing tetherball with my head… all that adds up to […]
[Pen/Pencil Reveiw] Memorial Day Holiday Rerun – The Lamy Studio
I wrote this back in 2010 – before I knew really what I was dong with the reviews and really go them started. I meant to have this up quite a while ago, but I’ve had plugin issues today. Me and com Most people who know me, know me for two things: my love of […]
[From the Archive] StrangeWords Articles are Changing
I think I may have finally reached the point where I started up here…which means I need to figure out what to do on Fridays now… Don’t forget… Comic Book Show this Sunday, April 1st – Arlington Hilton – come see me and artist, Ben Dunn. —- I want to thank any and all of […]
[From the Archive] Reading Writers You’re Friends With
As a writer, many of us (unless you are one of those hermit crab writers) end up becoming friends, acquaintances – as well as colleagues with other professional writers. And if you’re like me, and many other writers – you also like to read. Being a (very likely) social and supportive person, you will probably […]
[From the Archive] My Take on Fan Fiction
Originally written in 2010. Quick announcement – I will be reappearing at the SUNDAY, APRIL 1st North Texas Comic Book Show (featuring artist Ben Dunn). Come check it out at the Arlington Hilton on Lamar. —— The topic that seems to be going around the writers circles this week is the subject of fan fiction. […]
[From the Archive] The Long Haul Projects
This week’s archive post… ______ In my quest to coordinate my life and my writing, I’m stuck in the middle of two “Long Haul Projects” – novels both. These are two very different projects requiring totally different mindsets. How do most writers handle that? Simply put, many don’t. Probably most don’t. The – most likely […]
[From the Archive] Embracing the Low Tech
This is actually appropriate – considering I had a computer hiccup earlier this week (still in the process of diagnosis), and I’ve spent time out and about with a notebook and pen… _____ Besides having an innate love of all things ink and graphite, and my love of (vetted) High Technology (yes, Virginia, there is […]
[From the Archive] To Enter or Not to Enter – that is the Question
This week’s archive post… Many new writers wonder if entering contests is worthwhile – both to their careers and to their budgets. The answer to that – as with just about everything else in the publishing industry is…maybe. Picking a contest is a lot like picking an agent or publisher. You have to weigh the […]
[From the Archive] When Your Subconscious Speaks
I’m heading out to ConDFW in a few hours for the official launch of Redheads in Love! But I leave you with this post from the Spring of 2010… ____ All of us have (or should have) that Wee Small Voice that talks to us from time to time – or perhaps a formally dressed, […]